Story

English Meaning

A set of rooms on the same floor or level; a floor, or the space between two floors. Also, a horizontal division of a building's exterior considered architecturally, which need not correspond exactly with the stories within.

1. An account or recital of an event or a series of events, either true or fictitious, as:
2. An account or report regarding the facts of an event or group of events: The witness changed her story under questioning.
3. An anecdote: came back from the trip with some good stories.
4. A lie: told us a story about the dog eating the cookies.
5. A usually fictional prose or verse narrative intended to interest or amuse the hearer or reader; a tale.
6. A short story.
7. The plot of a narrative or dramatic work.
8. A news article or broadcast.
9. Something viewed as or providing material for a literary or journalistic treatment: "He was colorful, he was charismatic, he was controversial, he was a good story” ( Terry Ann Knopf).
10. The background information regarding something: What's the story on these unpaid bills?
11. Romantic legend or tradition: a hero known to us in story.
12. To decorate with scenes representing historical or legendary events.
13. Archaic To tell as a story.
14. A complete horizontal division of a building, constituting the area between two adjacent levels.
15. The set of rooms on the same level of a building.