'Story' definitions:

Definition of 'story'

(from WordNet)
noun
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" [syn: narrative, narration, story, tale]
noun
A piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines"
noun
A structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office on?" [syn: floor, level, storey, story]
noun
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" [syn: history, account, chronicle, story]
noun
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" [syn: report, news report, story, account, write up]
noun
A trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?" [syn: fib, story, tale, tarradiddle, taradiddle]

Definition of 'Story'

From: GCIDE
  • Story \Sto"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Storied; p. pr. & vb. n. Storying.] To tell in historical relation; to make the subject of a story; to narrate or describe in story. [1913 Webster]
  • How worthy he is I will leave to appear hereafter, rather than story him in his own hearing. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • It is storied of the brazen colossus in Rhodes, that it was seventy cubits high. --Bp. Wilkins. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Story'

From: GCIDE
  • Story \Sto"ry\, n. [OE. storie, OF. estoire, F. histoire, fr. L. historia. See History.]
  • 1. A narration or recital of that which has occurred; a description of past events; a history; a statement; a record. [1913 Webster]
  • One malcontent who did indeed get a name in story. --Barrow. [1913 Webster]
  • Venice, with its unique city and its Impressive story. --Ed. Rev. [1913 Webster]
  • The four great monarchies make the subject of ancient story. --Sir W. Temple. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A euphemism or child's word for "a lie;" a fib; as, to tell a story. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Story'

From: GCIDE
  • Story \Sto"ry\, n.; pl. Stories. [OF. estor['e], estor['e]e, built, erected, p. p. of estorer to build, restore, to store. See Store, v. t.] 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. [Written also storey.] [1913 Webster]
  • Note: A story comprehends the distance from one floor to another; as, a story of nine or ten feet elevation. The spaces between floors are numbered in order, from below upward; as, the lower, second, or third story; a house of one story, of two stories, of five stories. [1913 Webster]
  • Story post (Arch.), a vertical post used to support a floor or superincumbent wall. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'story'

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Story, WY -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Wyoming

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Story, WY -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Wyoming
Population (2000) :
887
Housing Units (2000) :
667
Land area (2000) :
13.735136 sq. miles (35.573837 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.004788 sq. miles (0.012400 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
13.739924 sq. miles (35.586237 sq. km)
FIPS code :
73615
Located within :
Wyoming (WY), FIPS 56
Location :
44.576978 N, 106.908109 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
82842
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Story -- U.S. County in Iowa

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Story -- U.S. County in Iowa
Population (2000) :
79981
Housing Units (2000) :
30630
Land area (2000) :
572.860085 sq. miles (1483.700745 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.837251 sq. miles (2.168471 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
573.697336 sq. miles (1485.869216 sq. km)
Located within :
Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location :
42.024190 N, 93.528718 W

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