story in WordNet English dictionary

1. 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"
   history  account  chronicle  story 
   
2. 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"
   report  news report  story  account  write up 
   
3. a trivial lie
   "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?"
   fib  story  tale  tarradiddle  taradiddle 
   
4. a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale
   "what level is the office on?"
   floor  level  storey  story 
   
5. 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"
   narrative  narration  story  tale 
   
6. a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events
   "he writes stories for the magazines"
   story