nnoun.communicationa message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television programSynset:narration narrative tale
Examples:- his narrative was interesting
- Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children
Derivationally Related Form:narratetell
Hypernyms:content message subject matter substance
Inherited Hypernyms:narrativemessagecommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:fairy storyfairy talefairytalefolk talefolktalenursery rhymesob storysob stufftall taletearjerker
Instance Hyponyms:Canterbury Tales
Full Hyponyms:fairytalefolktalenursery rhymesob storytall taletearjerker
nnoun.communicationa piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related eventsExamples:- he writes stories for the magazines
Hypernyms:fiction
Inherited Hypernyms:storyfictionliterary compositionwritingwritten communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:adventure storyallegoryapologuefableheroic talelegendlove storymysterymystery storymythparableplotromanceshort storywhodunit
Part Meronyms:anticlimax bathos climax culmination
Full Hyponyms:actionadventure storyaesop's fablesarthurian legenddetective storyfablegotterdammerunglegendlove storymurder mysterymysterymythparableplotsagashort storystorylinethriller
nnoun.artifacta structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scaleSynset:floor level storey
Examples:- what level is the office on?
Part Holonyms:building edifice
Hypernyms:construction structure
Inherited Hypernyms:floorstructureartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:atticbasementcellarentresolfirst floorgarretground floorground levelloftmezzaninemezzanine floor
Full Hyponyms:artist's loftbasementcellaragecockloftground floorhayloftloftmezzanine
nnoun.communicationa record or narrative description of past eventsTopic:history
Synset:account chronicle history
Examples:- a history of France
- he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president
- the story of exposure to lead
Derivationally Related Form:chroniclehistoric
Hypernyms:record
Inherited Hypernyms:historyrecordevidenceindicationcommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:ancient historyannalsbiographycase historychronological recordetymologyhistorical documenthistorical paperhistorical recordlifelife historylife storyrecital
Full Hyponyms:ancient historyannalsautobiographybiographycase historyetymologyfamily historyfolk etymologyhagiographyhistorical documentmedical historymemoirprofilerecital
nnoun.communicationa short account of the newsSynset:account news report report write up
Examples:- the report of his speech
- the story was on the 11 o'clock news
- the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious
Derivationally Related Form:write upreport
Hypernyms:news
Inherited Hypernyms:reportnewsinformationmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:bulletincommuniquedespatchdispatchexclusivenewsletternewssheetscoopurban legend
Full Hyponyms:bulletindispatchexclusiveinformation bulletinmarket letternews bulletinnewsletterurban legend
nnoun.communicationa trivial lieSynset:fib tale taradiddle tarradiddle
Examples:- he told a fib about eating his spinach
- how can I stop my child from telling stories?
Derivationally Related Form:fib
Hypernyms:lie prevarication
Inherited Hypernyms:fibliefalsehoodstatementmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:cock-and-bull storyfairy storyfairy talefairytalesong and dance