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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
So many of my dad’s stories about his youth were set at Carville that I’d been imagining it for my entire life, but he never said much about his time in the infirmary.
“This story is completely made up,” she wrote on X.
When I was in the car with him, all these stories came flooding out and it made me think that from a literary perspective, the FA Cup is quite a profound kind of framework.
There is a story line to go along with the problem, and pressure is added by the process being timed.
The truth is, it’s good for a story, that I lied.
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