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(noun) a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines" |
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Related Words: adventure story, allegory, apologue, fable, fiction, heroic tale, legend, love story, mystery, mystery story, myth, parable, plot, romance, short story, whodunit |
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(noun) a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?" |
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Synonyms: fib, tale, taradiddle, tarradiddle |
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Related Words: cock-and-bull story, fairy story, fairytale, lie, prevarication, song and dance |
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(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" |
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Synonyms: account, news report, report, write up |
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Related Words: bulletin, communique, despatch, dispatch, exclusive, news, newsletter, newssheet, scoop |
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(noun) an account describing incidents or events; "after dinner he told the children stories of his adventures" |
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Synonyms: narration, narrative, recital, tale, yarn |
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Related Words: account, fairy story, fairytale, folktale, nursery rhyme, recounting, relation, report, sob story, sob stuff, tall tale, telling |
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(noun) a room or set of rooms comprising a single level of a multi-level building; "what level is the office on?" |
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Synonyms: floor, level, storey |
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Related Words: attic, basement, cellar, construction, first floor, garret, ground floor, ground level, loft, mezzanine, mezzanine floor, structure |
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(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" |
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Synonyms: account, chronicle, history |
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Related Words: annals, biography, case history, chronological record, etymology, historical document, historical paper, historical record, life, life history, life story, record |
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