The Meaning of story

• (v. t.) 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.
• (n.) A narration or recital of that which has occurred; a description of past events; a history; a statement; a record.
• (n.) The relation of an incident or minor event; a short narrative; a tale; especially, a fictitious narrative less elaborate than a novel; a short romance.
• (n.) A euphemism or child's word for \"a lie;\" a fib; as, to tell a story.
• (v. t.) To tell in historical relation; to make the subject of a story; to narrate or describe in story.

Synonyms

narrative , narration , tale , floor , level , storey , history , account , chronicle , report , news report , account , write up , fib , tale , tarradiddle , taradiddle

Homophones

storey , storie

Rhymes

accusatory , alatorre , aleatory , allegory , ambulatory , anticipatory , articulatory , auditory , aurei , basore , belfiore , bonsignore , buonocore , cacciatore , category , celebratory , circulatory , compensatory , conciliatory , confirmatory , confiscatory , congratulatory , contributory , corey , corrie , corry , cory , coury , declaratory , defamatory , defiore , delore , delsignore , depilatory , depository , deregulatory , derogatory , desultory , detore , dettore , difiore , dilatory , discriminatory , dorey , dori , dorie , dormitory , dorrie , dory , eleonore , elinore , excretory , exculpatory , expiratory , explanatory , exploratory , fiore , fiori , florey , florrie , florry , flory , forie , forrey , forry , fujimori , glori , glory , gory , gregori , hallucinatory , hattori , haury , hoary , horae , hori , incantatory , inflammatory , inhibitory , inscore , interrogatory , inventory , investigatory , jory , kaori , kauri , kaury , korey , korry , kory , kumouri , laboratory , latorre , laudatory , lauri , laurie , lavatory , lawrie , lawry , lepore , liberatore , liguori , liquori , lorey , lori , lorie , lorrie , lorry , lory , lowrie , mandatory , maury , mcclory , mccrory , mcglory , mcgrory , mclaury , mcrorie , migratory , mondadori , montefiore , montessori , morey , mori , morrie , morry , mory , motonori , mowrey , mowry , multistory , norrie , obligatory , observatory , oratory , ory , oscillatory , outlawry , paratore , participatory , pecore , pesatori , polidori , predatory , preparatory , priore , prohibitory , promissory , purgatory , pylori , quarry , recore , reformatory , regulatory , repertory , repository , respiratory , retaliatory , revelatory , rorie , rory , salvatore , salvatori , santore , sartori , saury , sedore , senatore , serratore , shorey , signatory , sorey , statutory , storey , storie , tempore , territory , tori , torie , torii , torrey , torry , tory , towry , transitory , vanacore , vanstory , vidaurri , yasunori