Search results for ‘story’
English Dictionary (1-2 of 2)
- story
- ['stɔːrɪ]
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- 1. a narration of a chain of events told or written in prose or verse
- 2.
short story a piece of fiction, briefer and usually less detailed than a novel
- 3.
story line the plot of a book, film, etc
- 4. an event that could be the subject of a narrative
- 5. a report or statement on a matter or event
- 6. the event or material for such a report
- 7. a lie, fib, or untruth
- 8.
to decorate (a pot, wall, etc) with scenes from history or legends
- 9. C13: from Anglo-French estorie, from Latin historia; see ...
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- story
- ['stɔːrɪ]
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- another spelling (esp US) of storey
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Examples (1-5 of 48)
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don't anticipate the climax of the story
→ anticipate
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his story does not bear scrutiny
→ bear
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bear with me while I tell you my story
→ bear with
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a bedtime story
→ bedtime
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a boy-meets-girl story
→ boy-meets-girl