Story
Sto´ry
| n. | 1. | A set of rooms on the same floor or level; a floor, or the space between two floors. Also, a horizontal division of a building's exterior considered architecturally, which need not correspond exactly with the stories within.
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| 1. | A narration or recital of that which has occurred; a description of past events; a history; a statement; a record. | ||||
| 2. | The relation of an incident or minor event; a short narrative; a tale; especially, a fictitious narrative less elaborate than a novel; a short romance. | ||||
| 3. | A euphemism or child's word for "a lie;" a fib; | ||||
| v. t. | 1. | To tell in historical relation; to make the subject of a story; to narrate or describe in story. | |||
| Noun | 1. | story - 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"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children" |
| 2. | story - a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines" | |
| 3. | story - structure consisting of a room or set of rooms comprising a single level of a multilevel building; "what level is the office on?" | |
| 4. | story - a record or narrative description of past events; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead" | |
| 5. |  story - a short account of the news; "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" | |
| 6. | story - a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?" |