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story
Overview of noun story
The noun story has 6 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)
1. (36) narrative, narration, story, tale -- (a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children")
2. (14) story -- (a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines")
3. (7) floor, level, storey, story -- (a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office on?")
4. (3) history, account, chronicle, story -- (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")
5. (2) report, news report, story, account, write up -- (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")
6. (1) fib, story, tale, tarradiddle, taradiddle -- (a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun story
6 senses of story
Sense 1
narrative, narration, story, tale
=> message, content, subject matter, substance
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
story
=> fiction
=> literary composition, literary work
=> writing, written material, piece of writing
=> written communication, written language
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
floor, level, storey, story
=> structure, construction
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 4
history, account, chronicle, story
=> record
=> evidence
=> indication, indicant
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
report, news report, story, account, write up
=> news
=> information, info
=> message, content, subject matter, substance
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 6
fib, story, tale, tarradiddle, taradiddle
=> lie, prevarication
=> falsehood, falsity, untruth
=> statement
=> message, content, subject matter, substance
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun story
6 senses of story
Sense 1
narrative, narration, story, tale
=> tearjerker
HAS INSTANCE=> Canterbury Tales
=> tall tale
=> folktale, folk tale
=> sob story, sob stuff
=> fairytale, fairy tale, fairy story
=> nursery rhyme
Sense 2
story
=> adventure story, heroic tale
=> mystery, mystery story, whodunit
=> love story, romance
=> legend, fable
=> short story
=> fable, parable, allegory, apologue
=> myth
=> parable
=> plot
Sense 3
floor, level, storey, story
=> basement, cellar
=> ground floor, first floor, ground level
=> loft, attic, garret
=> loft
=> mezzanine, mezzanine floor, entresol
Sense 4
history, account, chronicle, story
=> ancient history
=> etymology
=> case history
=> historical document, historical paper, historical record
=> annals, chronological record
=> biography, life, life story, life history
=> recital
Sense 5
report, news report, story, account, write up
=> newsletter, newssheet
=> bulletin
=> dispatch, despatch, communique
=> urban legend
=> exclusive, scoop
Sense 6
fib, story, tale, tarradiddle, taradiddle
=> fairytale, fairy tale, fairy story, cock-and-bull story, song and dance
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun story
6 senses of story
Sense 1
narrative, narration, story, tale
=> message, content, subject matter, substance
Sense 2
story
=> fiction
Sense 3
floor, level, storey, story
=> structure, construction
Sense 4
history, account, chronicle, story
=> record
Sense 5
report, news report, story, account, write up
=> news
Sense 6
fib, story, tale, tarradiddle, taradiddle
=> lie, prevarication
Antonyms of noun story
Member Holonyms of noun story
Substance Holonyms of noun story
Part Holonyms of noun story
1 of 6 senses of story
Sense 3
floor, level, storey, story
PART OF: building, edifice
Member Meronyms of noun story
Substance Meronyms of noun story
Part Meronyms of noun story
1 of 6 senses of story
Sense 2
story
HAS PART: climax, culmination
HAS PART: anticlimax, bathos
Meronyms of noun story
1 of 6 senses of story
Sense 2
story
HAS PART: climax, culmination
HAS PART: anticlimax, bathos
Holonyms of noun story
1 of 6 senses of story
Sense 3
floor, level, storey, story
PART OF: building, edifice
Attributes of noun story
Derived Forms of noun story
Domain of noun story
1 of 6 senses of story
Sense 4
history, account, chronicle, story
TOPIC>(noun) history#4
Domain Terms of noun story
Familiarity of noun story
story used as a noun is common (polysemy count =6)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun story
6 senses of story
Sense 1
narrative, narration, story, tale
> message, content, subject matter, substance
=> body
=> corker
=> reminder
=> request, petition, postulation
=> memorial
=> latent content
=> subject, topic, theme
=> digression, aside, excursus, divagation, parenthesis
=> meaning, significance, signification, import
=> nonsense, bunk, nonsensicality, meaninglessness, hokum
=> drivel, garbage
=> acknowledgment, acknowledgement
=> refusal
=> information, info
=> guidance, counsel, counseling, counselling, direction
=> commitment, dedication
=> approval, commendation
=> disapproval
=> respects
=> disrespect, discourtesy
=> interpolation, insertion
=> statement
=> statement
=> wit, humor, humour, witticism, wittiness
=> opinion, view
=> direction, instruction
=> proposal
=> offer, offering
=> submission, entry
=> narrative, narration, story, tale
=> promotion, publicity, promotional material, packaging
=> sensationalism
=> shocker
Sense 2
story
> fiction
=> dystopia
=> novel
=> fantasy, phantasy
=> story
=> utopia
Sense 3
floor, level, storey, story
> structure, construction
=> airdock, hangar, repair shed
=> altar
=> arcade, colonnade
=> arch
=> area
=> balcony
=> balcony
=> bascule
=> boarding
=> body
=> bridge, span
=> building, edifice
=> building complex, complex
=> catchment
=> coil, spiral, volute, whorl, helix
=> colonnade
=> column, pillar
=> corner, quoin
=> cross
=> deathtrap
=> defensive structure, defense, defence
=> door
=> entablature
=> erection
=> establishment
=> floor, level, storey, story
=> fountain
=> house of cards, cardhouse, card-house, cardcastle
=> housing, lodging, living accommodations
=> hull
=> jungle gym
=> lamination
=> landing, landing place
=> lookout, observation tower, lookout station, observatory
=> masonry
=> memorial, monument
=> mound, hill
=> obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta
=> partition, divider
=> platform, weapons platform
=> porch
=> post and lintel
=> prefab
=> projection
=> public works
=> set-back, setoff, offset
=> shelter
=> shoebox
=> signboard, sign
=> stadium, bowl, arena, sports stadium
=> superstructure
=> supporting structure
=> tower
=> transept
=> trestlework
=> vaulting
=> ways, shipway, slipway
=> wellhead
=> wind tunnel
=> honeycomb
=> balance, equilibrium, equipoise, counterbalance
Sense 4
history, account, chronicle, story
> record
=> written record, written account
=> memorabilia
=> stub, check stub, counterfoil
=> file, data file
=> history, account, chronicle, story
=> working papers
Sense 5
report, news report, story, account, write up
> news
=> business news
=> report, news report, story, account, write up
=> newscast
=> coverage, reporting, reportage
=> hard news
=> soft news
=> stop press
Sense 6
fib, story, tale, tarradiddle, taradiddle
> lie, prevarication
=> fib, story, tale, tarradiddle, taradiddle
=> jactitation
=> whopper, walloper
=> white lie
Meronyms of noun story
6 senses of story
Sense 2
story
HAS PART: climax, culmination
HAS PART: anticlimax, bathos
=> fiction
=> literary composition, literary work
=> writing, written material, piece of writing
HAS PART: epilogue, epilog
=> written communication, written language
HAS PART: leaf, folio
Sense 3
floor, level, storey, story
=> structure, construction
HAS PART: foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure
HAS PART: plate
HAS PART: structural member
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun story
1 of 6 senses of story
Sense 3
floor, level, storey, story
PART OF: building, edifice
Grep of noun story
adventure story
ancient history
art history
blue story
case history
clearstory
clerestory
cock-and-bull story
consistory
department of history
detective story
dirty story
fairy story
family history
funny story
good story
history
lead story
life history
life story
love story
medical history
mystery story
natural history
news story
prehistory
protohistory
shaggy dog story
short story
sob story
story
storybook
storyline
storyteller
Grep of adj story
multistory
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