Story

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A euphemism or child's word for "a lie;" a fib; as, to tell a story.

II. Story ·vt To tell in historical relation; to make the subject of a story; to narrate or describe in story.

III. Story ·noun A narration or recital of that which has occurred; a description of past events; a history; a statement; a record.

IV. Story ·noun 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.

V. Story ·vt 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.