story
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
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
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Sense 2 noun
a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events
he writes stories for the magazines
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Sense 3 noun
a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale
what level is the office on?
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Sense 4 noun
a record or narrative description of past events
a history of France
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Sense 5 noun
a short account of the news
the report of his speech
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Sense 6 noun
a trivial lie
he told a fib about eating his spinach
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | tell |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | recount |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | narrate |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | subject matter |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tearjerker |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tall tale |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | folktale |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sob story |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fairytale |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | nursery rhyme |
| 1 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Canterbury Tales |
| 2 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | climax |
| 2 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | anticlimax |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | fiction |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | adventure story |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | mystery story |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | love story |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | legend |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | short story |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | allegory |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | myth |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | parable |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | plot |
| 3 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | building |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | structure |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | basement |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | ground floor |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | attic |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | loft |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | mezzanine floor |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | chronicle |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | historic |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | history |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | record |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | ancient history |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | etymology |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | case history |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | historical document |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | chronological record |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | life history |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | recital |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | report |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | report |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | write up |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | news |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | newsletter |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | bulletin |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | dispatch |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | urban legend |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | exclusive |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | fib |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | prevarication |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | cock-and-bull story |