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; Disneys stories entertain adults as well as children

[ Syn: narrative , narration , tale ]

a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; he writes stories for the magazines'

a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; what level is the office on?

[ Syn: floor , level , storey ]

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 ]

a short account of the news; the report of his speech; the story was on the 11 oclock news; the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious

[ Syn: report , news report , account , write up ]

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 ]