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All story synonyms

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noun story

  • novella — a tale or short story of the type contained in the Decameron of Boccaccio.
  • documentation — the use of documentary evidence.
  • deception — Deception is the act of deceiving someone or the state of being deceived by someone.
  • notice — an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning: a day's notice.
  • intendment — Law. the true or correct meaning of something.
  • blether — blather
  • cock and bull story — an absurd, improbable story presented as the truth: Don't ask him about his ancestry unless you want to hear a cock-and-bull story.
  • in-accuracy — something inaccurate; error.
  • yarn — thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
  • lowdown — the real and unadorned facts; the true, secret, or inside information (usually preceded by the): We gave them the lowdown on the new housing project.
  • belles-lettres — literary works, esp essays and poetry, valued for their aesthetic rather than their informative or moral content
  • frame-up — a fraudulent incrimination of an innocent person.
  • whopper — WarGames
  • bio — a biography, often a very brief one
  • enucleation — (surgery) The surgical removal of an intact organ, especially of the eye and of cysts and tumors.
  • literature — writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays.
  • misstatement — to state wrongly or misleadingly; make a wrong statement about.
  • bs — BS is an abbreviation for 'British Standard', which is a standard that something sold in Britain must reach in a test to prove that it is satisfactory or safe. Each standard has a number for reference.
  • layer — protocol layer
  • inveracity — untruthfulness; mendacity.
  • malconformation — Imperfect, disproportionate, or abnormal formation; disproportion of parts.
  • annal — the recorded events of one year
  • item — a separate article or particular: 50 items on the list.
  • life — the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
  • excuse — Attempt to lessen the blame attaching to (a fault or offense); seek to defend or justify.
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