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story
1[stawr-ee, stohr-ee]
noun
plural
storiesa narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
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: recitala 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: descriptiona lie or fabrication.
What 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
plural
storiesa 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 Wetmore 1819–95, U.S. sculptor and poet.
story
1/ ˈstɔːrɪ /
noun
a narration of a chain of events told or written in prose or verse
Also called: short story. a piece of fiction, briefer and usually less detailed than a novel
Also called: story 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
to leave out details in a narration
informal, the familiar or regular course of events
it is commonly said or believed
verb
to decorate (a pot, wall, etc) with scenes from history or legends
story
2/ ˈstɔːrɪ /
noun
another spelling (esp US) of storey
Other Word Forms
- storyless adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of story1
Idioms and Phrases
- 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
Webber told a fascinating story about how he took a big risk when preparing the initial production of “Cats” in London in 1981.
The story follows the battle between these adversaries for the futures of the Alcorn boys.
Ms. Cheever began to understand that his stories came at least partly from the tension between his private feelings of shame and the effort to maintain his respectability as a literary grandee and paterfamilias.
The ending, always the hardest thing to land in horror stories, falls short of perfection only because it’s almost glossed over; I missed the denouement on the first read.
It is something he observed in his wife’s grandfather, a lifelong reader and raconteur who retained his gentle voice and erudite air long after the stories in him were lost to Alzheimer’s disease.
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