All related terms of 'stories'

A storey of a building is one of its different levels, which is situated above or below other levels.

A story is a description of imaginary people and events, which is written or told in order to entertain .

a news report of any length, usually presented in a straightforward style and without editorial comment

A story is a description of an event or something that happened to someone, especially a spoken description of it.

A story is a description of imaginary people and events, which is written or told in order to entertain .

A story is a description of an event or something that happened to someone, especially a spoken description of it.

A story is a description of an event or something that happened to someone, especially a spoken description of it.

A story is a description of an event or something that happened to someone, especially a spoken description of it.

A news story is a piece of news in a newspaper or in a news broadcast .

A story is a description of an event or something that happened to someone, especially a spoken description of it.

You describe what someone tells you about their own or someone else's difficulties as a sob story when you think that they have told you about it in order to get your sympathy.

an account or anecdote concerning one's personal experiences, esp. in military combat , during a war

a story from the Bible

a story that is alluded to or illustrated on the cover of a magazine

A fairy story is the same as a → fairy tale .

A fairy tale is a story for children involving magical events and imaginary creatures .

a story which is not true

a tale or legend originating among a people and typically becoming part of an oral tradition

A ghost story is a story about ghosts.

the principal story in a newspaper

an account of all the events that happened to someone during their life

A love story is something such as a novel or film about a love affair .

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A scare story is something that is said or written to make people feel frightened and think that a situation is much more unpleasant or dangerous than it really is.

A short story is a written story about imaginary events that is only a few pages long.

A tall story is the same as a → tall tale .

A tall tale is a long and complicated story that is difficult to believe because most of the events it describes seem unlikely or impossible .

a story read or told to a child at bedtime

a feature article in a newspaper or magazine deals in depth with a topic or person

a story intended to frighten you

a mystery story is a story in which strange things happen that are not explained until the end

a story continued in subsequent issues of a newspaper or magazine ; serial

Someone or something that is a success story is very successful, often unexpectedly or in spite of unfavourable conditions.

a story in which a detective tries to solve a crime

a story of misfortune designed to elicit sympathy

a long rambling joke ending in a deliberate anticlimax , such as a pointless punch line

a story in a newspaper , news broadcast , etc, that refers to individuals and their emotions

a film, book , etc whose plot is conventionally or trivially romantic

If you describe something that someone tells you as a cock-and-bull story , you mean that you do not believe it is true .

a group of photographs , usually with supplementary text, that conveys a unified story and is published as a book or as a feature in a magazine or newspaper

A feature of something is an interesting or important part or characteristic of it.