story
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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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
Types & categories
- subject matter hypernym
- tearjerker hyponym
- tall tale hyponym
- folktale hyponym
- sob story hyponym
- fairytale hyponym
- nursery rhyme hyponym
- Canterbury Tales instance hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events
he writes stories for the magazines
Types & categories
- fiction hypernym
- adventure story hyponym
- mystery story hyponym
- love story hyponym
- legend hyponym
- short story hyponym
- allegory hyponym
- myth hyponym
- parable hyponym
- plot hyponym
Parts & wholes
- climax part meronym
- anticlimax part meronym
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?
Types & categories
- structure hypernym
- basement hyponym
- ground floor hyponym
- attic hyponym
- loft hyponym
- mezzanine floor hyponym
Parts & wholes
- building part holonym
Sense 4 noun
a record or narrative description of past events
a history of France
Types & categories
- record hypernym
- ancient history hyponym
- etymology hyponym
- case history hyponym
- historical document hyponym
- chronological record hyponym
- life history hyponym
- recital hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 noun
a short account of the news
the report of his speech
Types & categories
- news hypernym
- newsletter hyponym
- bulletin hyponym
- dispatch hyponym
- urban legend hyponym
- exclusive hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 6 noun
a trivial lie
he told a fib about eating his spinach
Types & categories
- prevarication hypernym
- cock-and-bull story hyponym
Related & opposite
- fib derivation
Table view of this graph
| 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 |