| fictional |
existing only in a made-up story and not existing in real life. |
| folk tale |
a story that has been handed down for generations among the common people of a region. |
| hero |
the main male character of a play, poem, story, or book. [1/2 definitions] |
| heroine |
the main female character in a play, poem, story, or book. [1/2 definitions] |
| invention |
something imagined or made up, such as a story or a falsehood. [1/3 definitions] |
| joke |
a short story, usually with a funny ending, that is told to make people laugh. [1/3 definitions] |
| lead1 |
a short introduction that begins a news story. [1/13 definitions] |
| legend |
a story or group of stories that have been handed down from a time long ago and that many people in a society know but cannot prove to be true or untrue. [1/3 definitions] |
| life |
a biography or story of someone's life. [1/7 definitions] |
| make up |
to invent (a story, excuse, or the like) using one's mind. [1/4 definitions] |
| mime |
the art or practice of telling a story or acting out a dramatic or comical scene by means of hand and body movements rather than speaking; pantomime. [2 definitions] |
| moral |
the lesson about right and wrong learned from a story or event. [1/4 definitions] |
| motion picture |
a story that is told by means of filmed pictures and recorded sound; film or movie. [1/2 definitions] |
| myth |
a story or group of stories that form part of the traditional knowledge of a society. Myths often use imaginative plots and characters to explain how the world began and why nature and people behave the way they do. [2 definitions] |
| narrative |
a story, description, or account of events. |
| narrator |
a person or character who tells a story. |
| parable |
a very short story told to teach a moral or religious lesson. |
| play |
a story written to be acted on a stage; drama. [1/8 definitions] |
| plot1 |
the story line or order of events in a book, play, or movie. [1/4 definitions] |
| profile |
a short story or report about someone that gives only the most important facts. [1/2 definitions] |
| relate |
to tell the story of. [1/4 definitions] |