story
     n 1: 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"; "Disney's stories entertain
          adults as well as children" [syn: {narrative}, {narration},
           {tale}]
     2: a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events;
        "he writes stories for the magazines"
     3: structure consisting of a room or set of rooms comprising a
        single level of a multilevel building; "what level is the
        office on?" [syn: {floor}, {level}, {storey}]
     4: 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}]
     5: a short account of the news; "the report of his speech";
        "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of
        his speech that was given on the evening news made the
        governor furious" [syn: {report}, {news report}, {account},
         {write up}]
     6: 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}]
     [also: {storied}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0