story

An account of real or imagined events, told or written for others.

• Tell me a story.
• We read three stories before bed.
• His latest story is about two sisters.

How to use it: a story about someone/something (She wrote a story about a lost dog.)

Similar words: tale, account, narrative

Common phrases: tell a story, short story

One level of a building.

• The house has one story.
• Our office is on the top story.
• They built a hotel with twenty stories.

Similar words: floor, storey

Common phrases: one story, top story

Pictures or short videos shared online that usually disappear after a short time.

• I posted a story about our trip.
• Her latest story shows her new puppy.
• Did you see the photos in my story?

Common phrases: post a story, instagram story

Something untrue that someone tells to make others believe it.

• Stop telling stories about your brother.
• I knew his excuse was just a story.
• She invented a story to explain the missing money.

Similar words: lie, fabrication

Opposites: truth

Common phrases: tell a story, invent a story

A television drama with continuing episodes about the lives and relationships of its characters.

• Grandma watches her stories every afternoon.
• She missed her stories while the television was broken.
• Are your stories on this channel?

Similar words: soap opera, soap

Common phrases: watch stories, daytime stories