All clothesline synonyms

noun clothesline

• rumor — a story or statement in general circulation without confirmation or certainty as to facts: a rumor of war.
• drama — a composition in prose or verse presenting in dialogue or pantomime a story involving conflict or contrast of character, especially one intended to be acted on the stage; a play.
• novel — Roman Law. an imperial enactment subsequent and supplementary to an imperial compilation and codification of authoritative legal materials. Usually, Novels. imperial enactments subsequent to the promulgation of Justinian's Code and supplementary to it: one of the four divisions of the Corpus Juris Civilis.
• myth — a traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event, with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation, especially one that is concerned with deities or demigods and explains some practice, rite, or phenomenon of nature.
• imagination — the faculty of imagining, or of forming mental images or concepts of what is not actually present to the senses.
• fable — a short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters; apologue: the fable of the tortoise and the hare; Aesop's fables.
• yarn — thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
• tale — a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story: a tale about Lincoln's dog.
• fantasy — imagination, especially when extravagant and unrestrained.
• book — A book is a number of pieces of paper, usually with words printed on them, which are fastened together and fixed inside a cover of stronger paper or cardboard. Books contain information, stories, or poetry, for example.
• narrative — a story or account of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious.
• legend — a nonhistorical or unverifiable story handed down by tradition from earlier times and popularly accepted as historical.
• scandal — a disgraceful or discreditable action, circumstance, etc.
• hearsay — unverified, unofficial information gained or acquired from another and not part of one's direct knowledge: I pay no attention to hearsay.
• chitchat — Chitchat is informal talk about things that are not very important.
• conversation — If you have a conversation with someone, you talk with them, usually in an informal situation.
• slander — defamation; calumny: rumors full of slander.
• buzz — If something buzzes or buzzes somewhere, it makes a long continuous sound, like the noise a bee makes when it is flying.
• news — netnews
• chatter — If you chatter, you talk quickly and continuously, usually about things which are not important.
• gossip — idle talk or rumor, especially about the personal or private affairs of others: the endless gossip about Hollywood stars.
• fiction — works of this class, as novels or short stories: detective fiction.
• liner — something serving as a lining.
• prevarication — the act of prevaricating, or lying: Seeing the expression on his mother's face, Nathan realized this was no time for prevarication.
• lie — Jonas, 1880–1940, U.S. painter, born in Norway.
• falsehood — a false statement; lie. Synonyms: fabrication, prevarication, falsification, canard, invention, fiction, story.
• invention — the act of inventing.
• crock — A crock is a clay pot or jar.
• improvisation — the art or act of improvising, or of composing, uttering, executing, or arranging anything without previous preparation: Musical improvisation involves imagination and creativity.
• romance — Music. a short, simple melody, vocal or instrumental, of tender character.
• concoction — A concoction is something that has been made out of several things mixed together.
• whopper — WarGames
• fancy — imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
• hooey — silly or worthless talk, writing, ideas, etc.; nonsense; bunk: That's a lot of hooey and you know it!
• fib — a small or trivial lie; minor falsehood.
• untruth — the state or character of being untrue.
• smoke — the visible vapor and gases given off by a burning or smoldering substance, especially the gray, brown, or blackish mixture of gases and suspended carbon particles resulting from the combustion of wood, peat, coal, or other organic matter.
• anecdote — An anecdote is a short, amusing account of something that has happened.
• misrepresentation — to represent incorrectly, improperly, or falsely.
• fabrication — the act or process of fabricating; manufacture.
• potboiler — a mediocre work of literature or art produced merely for financial gain.
• blather — If someone is blathering on about something, they are talking for a long time about something that you consider boring or unimportant.
• account — If you have an account with a bank or a similar organization, you have an arrangement to leave your money there and take some out when you need it.
• prate — to talk excessively and pointlessly; babble: They prated on until I was ready to scream.
• chronicle — To chronicle a series of events means to write about them or show them in broadcasts in the order in which they happened.
• grapevine — a town in N Texas.
• defamation — Defamation is the damaging of someone's good reputation by saying something bad and untrue about them.
• cry — When you cry, tears come from your eyes, usually because you are unhappy or hurt.
• story — a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
• meddling — to involve oneself in a matter without right or invitation; interfere officiously and unwantedly: Stop meddling in my personal life!