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story

/ˈstɔ.ɹi/noun2 syllables

Story means: a short account of the news.

Synonyms for story15

noun, as in a short account of the news

report, news report, account, write up

noun, as in a trivial lie

fib, tale, tarradiddle, taradiddle

noun, as in 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

noun, as in a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale

noun, as in a record or narrative description of past events

What does story mean?6

noun

1

a short account of the news“the report of his speech”

2

a trivial lie“he told a fib about eating his spinach”

3

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“his narrative was interesting”

4

a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale“what level is the office on?”

5

a record or narrative description of past events“a history of France”

6

a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events“he writes stories for the magazines”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with story?9

two syllables

glorytoryquarrycorylorrytoridorygory

four syllables

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Story in a sentence

  • When they heard the story, they burst into laughter.CM
  • The story may sound strange, but it is true.jakov
  • The story lived on, passed from person to person.unknown
  • The unhappy woman, drowned in tears, told her story.unknown
  • The little girl, deeply moved by the old man's pitiful story, burst into tears.CK
  • Again, there is another side to the story.orcrist
  • If she heard this story, she will get angry.unknown
  • This story may sound strange, but it's absolutely true.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of story

as a noun

plural
stories