story
noun
1. a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
Similar word(s): narration, narrative, tale
Definition categories: communication, content, message, substance
2. a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events
Definition categories: communication, fiction
3. a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale
Similar word(s): floor, level, storey
Definition categories: man–made, construction, structure
4. a record or narrative description of past events
- a history of France
- the story of exposure to lead
Similar word(s): account, chronicle, history
Definition categories: communication, record
5. a short account of the news
- the story was on the 11 o'clock news
Similar word(s): account, report
Definition categories: communication, news
6. a trivial lie
Similar word(s): fib, tale, taradiddle, tarradiddle
Definition categories: communication, lie, prevarication
Sentences with story as a noun:
- The book tells the story of two roommates.
- What's the story with him?
- I tried it again; same story, no error message, nothing happened.
- Our shop was on the fourth story of the building, so we had to install an elevator.
verb
1. To tell as a story; to relate or narrate about.