story, n.
(stories)
freq. cnt. 63
(stories)
freq. cnt. 63
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.communication> freq. cnt.: 70 freq. cnt.: 36 freq. cnt.: 26 freq. cnt.: 8
narration narrative story tale
sample sentences
"his narrative was interesting""Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children"
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tearjerker
tall tale
folktale, folk tale
sob story, sob stuff
fairytale, fairy tale, fairy story
nursery rhyme
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a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 14
story
sample sentences
"he writes stories for the magazines"
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adventure story, heroic tale
mystery story, whodunit, mystery
love story, romance
legend, fable
short story
parable, allegory, fable, apologue
myth
parable
plot
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a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 23 freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 7
floor level storey story
sample sentences
"what level is the office on?"
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basement, cellar
ground floor, first floor, ground level
attic, loft, garret
loft
mezzanine, mezzanine floor, entresol
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a record or narrative description of past events
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 38 freq. cnt.: 23 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 3
account chronicle history story
sample sentences
"a history of France""he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"
"the story of exposure to lead"
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a short account of the news
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 19 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 2
account news report report story write up
sample sentences
"the report of his speech""the story was on the 11 o'clock news"
"the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"
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a trivial lie
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1
fib story tale taradiddle tarradiddle
sample sentences
"he told a fib about eating his spinach""how can I stop my child from telling stories?"
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