ALL meanings of story
sto·ry
S s - noun plural story a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale. 1
- noun plural story a fictitious tale, shorter and less elaborate than a novel. 1
- noun plural story such narratives or tales as a branch of literature: song and story. 1
- noun plural story the plot or succession of incidents of a novel, poem, drama, etc.: The characterizations were good, but the story was weak. 1
- noun plural story 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. 1
- noun plural story 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. 1
- noun plural story a report or account of a matter; statement or allegation: The story goes that he rejected the offer. 1
- noun plural story news story. 1
- noun plural story a lie or fabrication: What he said about himself turned out to be a story. 1
- noun plural story Obsolete. history. 1
- noun plural story a complete horizontal section of a building, having one continuous or practically continuous floor. 1
- noun plural story the set of rooms on the same floor or level of a building. 1
- noun plural story any major horizontal architectural division, as of a façade or the wall of a nave. 1
- noun plural story a layer. 1
- verb with object story to ornament with pictured scenes, as from history or legend. 1
- verb with object story Obsolete. to tell the history or story of. 1
- noun story Joseph, 1779–1845, U.S. jurist. 1
- noun story William Wetmore [wet-mawr,, -mohr] /ˈwɛtˌmɔr,, -ˌmoʊr/ (Show IPA), 1819–95, U.S. sculptor and poet. 1
- noun story fictional tale 1
- noun story plot 1
- noun story version of events 1
- noun story narrative account 1
- noun story building floor 1
- noun story layer, tier 1
- noun story storied: with a given number of floors 1
- noun story lie 1
- noun story journalism: article 1
- countable noun story A story is a description of imaginary people and events, which is written or told in order to entertain. 0
- countable noun story A story is a description of an event or something that happened to someone, especially a spoken description of it. 0
- countable noun story The story of something is a description of all the important things that have happened to it since it began. 0
- countable noun story If someone invents a story, they give a false explanation or account of something. 0
- countable noun story A news story is a piece of news in a newspaper or in a news broadcast. 0
- noun story a narration of a chain of events told or written in prose or verse 0
- noun story a piece of fiction, briefer and usually less detailed than a novel 0
- noun story the plot of a book, film, etc 0
- noun story an event that could be the subject of a narrative 0
- noun story a report or statement on a matter or event 0
- noun story the event or material for such a report 0
- noun story a lie, fib, or untruth 0
- verb story to decorate (a pot, wall, etc) with scenes from history or legends 0
- noun story Joseph1779-1845; U.S. jurist: associate justice, Supreme Court (1811-45) 0
- noun story the telling of a happening or connected series of happenings, whether true or fictitious; account; narration 0
- noun story an anecdote or joke 0
- noun story a fictitious literary composition in prose or poetry, shorter than a novel; narrative; tale; specif., short story 0
- noun story the form of literature represented by such compositions 0
- noun story the plot of a novel, play, film, etc. 0
- noun story a report or rumor 0
- noun story a falsehood or fib 0
- noun story romantic legend or history 0
- noun story a news event or a report of it 0