stories
Yarns or floors
Stories are narratives—accounts of events, real or imagined, told to entertain, inform, or persuade.
A story can be a novel, a news report, a personal anecdote, or a lie: What's the story with those two?
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
In architecture, a story is one level of a building: a three-story house.
The British spelling for this sense is storey.
All gods of a religion
- godsSupernatural beings worshipped
- heroesAdmired courageous figures
- legendsTraditional stories or icons
- mythologyBody of traditional tales
titans · odyssey · creation · deities · underworld · oracle · prophecy · epic
Storyline or land parcel
- charactersPersons in a narrative
- settingContext of events
- themeCentral recurring concept
- arcCurved line segment
climax · conflict · resolution · prologue · epilogue · narrator · dialogue · structure
Ancient Greek fable writer
- tortoiseLand-dwelling shelled reptile
- hareLarge wild lagomorph
- foxCunning wild canine
- grapesClustered vine fruit
moral · parable · allegory · animal · teaching · lesson · cautionary · didactic
Study of right conduct
- lessonsUnits of teaching
- valuesPrinciples held worthwhile
- virtuesPositive moral traits
- allegorySymbolic tale with deeper meaning
parable · teaching · wisdom · character-building · cautionary · redemption · consequence · conscience
Ordered historical record
- archivesStored historical documents
- oral-historyRecorded firsthand accounts
- memoirWritten personal recollection
- accountRecord of dealings
testimony · documentary · heritage · ancestry · genealogy · historical-fiction · eyewitness · firsthand
New and unusual
- novellaShort fictional book
- fantasyImaginative mental wandering
- science-fictionSpeculative technology-based literature
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
thriller · romance · horror · genre · prose · author · writer · publishing
Soothing song for babies
- goodnightEvening parting word
- tuck-inReady someone for sleep
- pajamasSleepwear set
- pillowBedding for heads
blanket · nightlight · dreamland · sleepytime · slumber · snooze · happily-ever-after · moonlight
Motion picture theater
- theaterVenue for live drama
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- seriesOrdered set of related items
- blockbusterEnormously successful entertainment property
comedy · drama · screenplay · director · audience · streaming · binge-watching · adaptation
pantheon
All gods of a religion
- godsSupernatural beings worshipped
- heroesAdmired courageous figures
- legendsTraditional stories or icons
mythology · titans · odyssey · creation · deities · underworld · oracle · prophecy · epic · sacred
plot
Storyline or land parcel
- charactersPersons in a narrative
- settingContext of events
- themeCentral recurring concept
arc · climax · conflict · resolution · prologue · epilogue · narrator · dialogue · structure · point-of-view
Aesop
Ancient Greek fable writer
grapes · moral · parable · allegory · animal · teaching · lesson · cautionary · didactic · proverb
ethics
Study of right conduct
allegory · parable · teaching · wisdom · character-building · cautionary · redemption · consequence · conscience · integrity
chronicle
Ordered historical record
- archivesStored historical documents
- oral-historyRecorded firsthand accounts
- memoirWritten personal recollection
account · testimony · documentary · heritage · ancestry · genealogy · historical-fiction · eyewitness · firsthand · retelling
novel
New and unusual
- novellaShort fictional book
- fantasyImaginative mental wandering
- science-fictionSpeculative technology-based literature
mystery · thriller · romance · horror · genre · prose · author · writer · publishing · literature
lullaby
Soothing song for babies
pillow · blanket · nightlight · dreamland · sleepytime · slumber · snooze · happily-ever-after · moonlight · starry
cinema
Motion picture theater
- theaterVenue for live drama
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- seriesOrdered set of related items
blockbuster · comedy · drama · screenplay · director · audience · streaming · binge-watching · adaptation · franchise
storiesfacts
Verifiable pieces of truth
truth · non-fiction · reality · hard facts · history
storiesraw data
Unanalyzed collected information
statistics · facts · bullet points · lists · information
storiessingle-story
Having one floor
ground level · basement · ground floor · cellar · foundation
- ghost storiesTales of the supernatural
- bedtime storiesNarratives read before sleep
- horror storiesNarratives meant to frighten
- love storiesNarratives about romantic attachment
- short storiesBrief prose narratives
- children's storiesLiterature for young audiences