story
English Thesaurus
1. a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | construction, structure, |
| definition | : | a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | basement, cellar, |
| definition | : | the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | attic, garret, loft, |
| definition | : | floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | loft, |
| definition | : | floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | building, edifice, |
| definition | : | a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place (noun.artifact) |
2. a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | fiction, |
| definition | : | a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | mystery, mystery story, whodunit, |
| definition | : | a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | love story, romance, |
| definition | : | a story dealing with love (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | fable, legend, |
| definition | : | a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | short story, |
| definition | : | a prose narrative shorter than a novel (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | myth, |
| definition | : | a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | parable, |
| definition | : | (New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | plot, |
| definition | : | the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc. (noun.communication) |
| part holonym | : | climax, culmination, |
| definition | : | the decisive moment in a novel or play (noun.communication) |
| part holonym | : | anticlimax, bathos, |
| definition | : | a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one (noun.communication) |
3. a record or narrative description of past events (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | record, |
| definition | : | anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | ancient history, |
| definition | : | a history of the ancient world (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | etymology, |
| definition | : | a history of a word (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | case history, |
| definition | : | detailed record of the background of a person or group under study or treatment (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | recital, |
| definition | : | a detailed account or description of something (noun.communication) |
| domain category | : | history, |
| definition | : | the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings (noun.cognition) |
4. a short account of the news (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | news, |
| definition | : | information reported in a newspaper or news magazine (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | newsletter, newssheet, |
| definition | : | report or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special group (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | bulletin, |
| definition | : | a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast) (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | urban legend, |
| definition | : | a story that appears mysteriously and spreads spontaneously in various forms and is usually false; contains elements of humor or horror and is popularly believed to be true (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | exclusive, scoop, |
| definition | : | a news report that is reported first by one news organization (noun.communication) |
5. a trivial lie (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | lie, prevarication, |
| definition | : | a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth (noun.communication) |
6. 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)
| hyponym | : | tearjerker, |
| definition | : | an excessively sentimental narrative (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | tall tale, |
| definition | : | an improbable (unusual or incredible or fanciful) story (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | folk tale, folktale, |
| definition | : | a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | sob story, sob stuff, |
| definition | : | a sentimental story (or drama) of personal distress; designed to arouse sympathy (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | nursery rhyme, |
| definition | : | a tale in rhymed verse for children (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | canterbury tales, |
| definition | : | an uncompleted series of tales written after 1387 by Geoffrey Chaucer (noun.communication) |
7. a record or narrative description of past events (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | chronicle, |
| definition | : | record in chronological order; make a historical record (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | historic, |
| definition | : | important in history (adj.all) |
8. a short account of the news (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | account, describe, report, |
| definition | : | to give an account or representation of in words (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | cover, report, |
| definition | : | be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | write up, |
| definition | : | bring to public notice by writing, with praise or condemnation (verb.communication) |
9. a trivial lie (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | fib, |
| definition | : | tell a relatively insignificant lie (verb.communication) |
10. 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)
| derivation | : | tell, |
| definition | : | let something be known (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | narrate, |
| definition | : | provide commentary for a film, for example (verb.communication) |
11. a record or narrative description of past events (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | chronicle, |
| definition | : | record in chronological order; make a historical record (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | historic, |
| definition | : | important in history (adj.all) |
12. a short account of the news (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | account, describe, report, |
| definition | : | to give an account or representation of in words (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | cover, report, |
| definition | : | be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | write up, |
| definition | : | bring to public notice by writing, with praise or condemnation (verb.communication) |
13. a trivial lie (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | fib, |
| definition | : | tell a relatively insignificant lie (verb.communication) |
14. 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)
| derivation | : | tell, |
| definition | : | let something be known (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | narrate, |
| definition | : | provide commentary for a film, for example (verb.communication) |
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