story (
http://definr.com/story)
n 1: an account describing incidents or events; "a farfetched
narrative"; "after dinner he told the children stories
of his adventures" [syn:
narration,
narrative,
tale,
recital,
yarn]
2: a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events;
"he writes stories for the magazines"
3: structure consisting of a room or set of rooms comprising a
single level of a multilevel building; "what level is the
office on?" [syn:
floor,
level,
storey]
4: 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]
5: 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,
account,
write up]
6: a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach";
"how can I stop my child from telling stories?" [syn:
fib,
tale,
tarradiddle,
taradiddle]