The meaning of Story

noun

A report or description of an event or experience.

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A detailed account of what has been achieved

verb

Consider or regard in a specified way.

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Her visit could not be accounted a success

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Money kept in a bank or other organization that you can add to or take back

noun

A short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.

Usage examples:

He told anecdotes about his job

noun

A factual written account of important or historical events in the order of their occurrence.

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A vast chronicle of spanish history

verb

Record (a series of events) in a factual and detailed way.

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His work chronicles 20th-century migration

noun

A record of events in the order in which they happened

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This book is the most eloquent chronicle of an empire’s downfall that i have seen., infml the diary…

noun

A floor of a ship, especially the upper, open level extending for the full length of the vessel.

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He stood on the deck of his flagship

verb

Decorate or adorn brightly or festively.

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Ingrid was decked out in her sunday best

verb

Any of various platforms built into a sailing vessel

noun

A low storey between the ground floor and the first floor of a building; a mezzanine floor.

noun

The action or process of flying through the air.

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An eagle in flight

verb

(in soccer, cricket, etc.) deliver (a ball) with well-judged trajectory and pace.

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He flighted a free kick into the box

noun

An aircraft trip, or the occasion of being a passenger in an aircraft

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[ c ] we’ll be arriving home on tuesday on flight 147., [ c ] all flights out of midway have been c…

noun

The lower surface of a room, on which one may walk.

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A wooden floor

verb

Provide (a room or area) with a floor.

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A room floored in yellow wood

noun

The flat surface that you walk on when you are inside a building

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A tile floor, hardwood floors, the children sat on the floor., they rented office space on the seco…

noun

The study of past events, particularly in human affairs.

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Medieval european history

noun

(the study of) past events considered together, esp. events or developments of a particular period, country, or subject

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[ u ] i’m taking a course in american history., [ c ] i’m reading a history of jazz (= a book that …

noun

A record of past events relating to a particular person or company

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This is the 50th consecutive month of uninterrupted job growth, the longest in the nation's history…

noun

A horizontal plane or line with respect to the distance above or below a given point.

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The front garden is on a level with this floor

adjective

Having a flat, horizontal surface.

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We had reached level ground

verb

Give a flat and even surface to.

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Contractors started levelling the ground for the new power station

noun

A low storey between two others in a building, typically between the ground and first floors.

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A mezzanine floor

adjective

Relating to or denoting unsecured, higher-yielding loans that are subordinate to bank loans and secured loans but rank above equity.

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The company received $9.1 m in mezzanine financing

noun

A floor that comes between two other floors of a building, usually directly above the main floor

noun

A spoken or written account of connected events; a story.

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A gripping narrative

adjective

In the form of or concerned with narration.

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A narrative poem

noun

A story or a description of events

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The novel is a wonderful narrative of wartime adventure.

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A performance of a programme of music by a soloist or small group.

Usage examples:

I gave my first recital at the royal college

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An elaborate or glib speech or story, typically one used by a salesperson.

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He delivers a breathless and effortless spiel in promotion of his new novel

verb

Reel off; recite.

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He solemnly spieled all he knew

noun

A fictitious or true narrative or story, especially one that is imaginatively recounted.

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A delightful children's tale

noun

Each in a series of rows or levels of a structure placed one above the other.

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A tier of seats

noun

Spun thread used for knitting, weaving, or sewing.

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Hanks of pale green yarn

verb

Tell a long or implausible story.

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They were yarning about local legends and superstitions