English Dictionary: story | by the DICT Development Group |
5 results for story | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Story \Sto"ry\, n.; pl. {Stories}. [OF. estor[82], estor[82]e, built, erected, p. p. of estorer to build, restore, to store. See {Store}, v. t.] A set of rooms on the same floor or level; a floor, or the space between two floors. Also, a horizontal division of a building's exterior considered architecturally, which need not correspond exactly with the stories within. [Written also {storey}.] Note: A story comprehends the distance from one floor to another; as, a story of nine or ten feet elevation. The spaces between floors are numbered in order, from below upward; as, the lower, second, or third story; a house of one story, of two stories, of five stories. {Story post} (Arch.), a vertical post used to support a floor or superincumbent wall. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Story \Sto"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Storied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Storying}.] To tell in historical relation; to make the subject of a story; to narrate or describe in story. How worthy he is I will leave to appear hereafter, rather than story him in his own hearing. --Shak. It is storied of the brazen colossus in Rhodes, that it was seventy cubits high. --Bp. Wilkins. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Story \Sto"ry\, n. [OE. storie, OF. estoire, F. histoire, fr. L. historia. See {History}.] 1. A narration or recital of that which has occurred; a description of past events; a history; a statement; a record. One malcontent who did indeed get a name in story. --Barrow. Venice, with its unique city and its Impressive story. --Ed. Rev. The four great monarchies make the subject of ancient story. --Sir W. Temple. 2. The relation of an incident or minor event; a short narrative; a tale; especially, a fictitious narrative less elaborate than a novel; a short romance. --Addison. 3. A euphemism or child's word for [bd]a lie;[b8] a fib; as, to tell a story. [Colloq.] | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Story, AR Zip code(s): 71970 Story, WY Zip code(s): 82842 |