n. 25B6; noun
an adventure story : TALE, narrative, account, anecdote; informal yarn, spiel. See list.
the novel has a good story : PLOT, storyline, scenario; formal diegesis.
the story appeared in the papers : NEWS ITEM, news report, article, feature, piece.
there have been a lot of stories going round : RUMOUR, piece of gossip, whisper; speculation; Austral./NZ informal furphy.
Harper changed his story : TESTIMONY, statement, report, account, version.
Ellie never told stories. : See falsehood sense 1.
Types of Story
See also novel . gothic novel
adventure story heartbreaker
allegory historical novel
bedtime story horror story
black comedy just-so story
blockbuster legend
cliffhanger Märchen
comedy mystery
conte myth
crime story nancy story
detective story parable
epic romance
exemplum saga
fable short story
fabliau spine-chiller
fairy story tearjerker
fairy tale thriller
fantasy true story
folk story urban myth
folk tale western
ghost story whodunnit