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story
1[ stawr-ee, stohr-ee ]
noun
- a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
Synonyms: , , , , , ,
- a fictitious tale, shorter and less elaborate than a novel.
- such narratives or tales as a branch of literature:
song and story.
- the plot or succession of incidents of a novel, poem, drama, etc.:
The characterizations were good, but the story was weak.
- a narration of an incident or a series of events or an example of these that is or may be narrated, as an anecdote, joke, etc.
Synonyms:
- a narration of the events in the life of a person or the existence of a thing, or such events as a subject for narration:
the story of medicine; the story of his life.
- a report or account of a matter; statement or allegation:
The story goes that he rejected the offer.
Synonyms:
- a lie or fabrication:
he said about himself turned out to be a story.
- Obsolete. history.
verb (used with object)
- to ornament with pictured scenes, as from history or legend.
- Obsolete. to tell the history or story of.
story
2[ stawr-ee, stohr-ee ]
noun
- a complete horizontal section of a building, having one continuous or practically continuous floor.
- the set of rooms on the same floor or level of a building.
- any major horizontal architectural division, as of a façade or the wall of a nave.
- a layer.
Story
3[ stawr-ee, stohr-ee ]
noun
- Joseph, 1779–1845, U.S. jurist.
- William Wet·more [wet, -mawr, -mohr], 1819–95, U.S. sculptor and poet.
story
1/ ˈɔːɪ /
noun
- a narration of a chain of events told or written in prose or verse
- Also calledshort story a piece of fiction, briefer and usually less detailed than a novel
- Also calledstory line the plot of a book, film, etc
- an event that could be the subject of a narrative
- a report or statement on a matter or event
- the event or material for such a report
- informal.a lie, fib, or untruth
- cut a long story short or make a long story shortto leave out details in a narration
- the same old story informal.the familiar or regular course of events
- the story goesit is commonly said or believed
verb
- to decorate (a pot, wall, etc) with scenes from history or legends
story
2/ ˈɔːɪ /
noun
- another spelling (esp US) of storey
Other Word Forms
- ٴ۲· adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of story1
Idioms and Phrases
In addition to the idiom beginning with story , also see cock and bull story ; cover story ; fish story ; hard-luck story ; make a long story short ; old story ; same old story ; shaggy dog story ; sob story ; upper story .Example Sentences
It tells the story of a wife who believes she is going insane because her criminal husband continues to lie to her.
Its deeply reported stories have influence in an age when other mainstream news outlets’ clout has diminished in a fragmented media landscape.
Minahan, a TV veteran, eventually falls into the trap of episodic management, to the point where characters lose their individuality within the story’s growing dependence on constructs, gestures and making points.
“In Mexico there’s a perception that the United States is the villain of our story,” said historian Alejandro Rosas.
Gurr speaks with a mix of humor, directness and curiousity, eager to share stories but also not someone who overly romanticizes them.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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