Story classification: countable noun, plural: stories definition: 1.

[For entertainment] A description of how something happened, that is intended to entertain people, and may be true or imaginary. example: My little sister lo es it when mom reads her stories. !. ["ews] A report in a newspaper or news broadcast about a recent e ent, or something that is reported on. example: #a e you read the story about him in the $unday %imes& '. [( ents] An account of something that has happened, usually one that people tell each other, and which may not be true. example: "obody belie es his story about last night. ). [(xcuse] An excuse or explanation, especially one that you ha e in ented. example: *ust ma+e up some story why couldn,t be there. -. [#istory] A description of the most important e ents in someones life or in tyhe de elopment of something. example: #e told us "apoleon,s life story. .. [/uilding] 0American (nglish1 A floor or le el of a building 0storey is /ritish (nglish1 example: 2n that buildings second story. 3. [Film45lay etc.] 6hat happens in a film, play or boo+. example: %he story of that boo+ reminds me of the story in tho mo ie 7"osferatu7. 8. [9ie] A lie : used by children or when spea+ing to children. example: ;our son is <ust telling stories. =dioms a. It's the same story here/there/in ... >sed to say the same thing is happening in another place. b. It's the same old story. >sed to say the present bad situation has often appeared before c. It's a long story. >sed to tell someone that you do not want to gi e them all the details that a

full answer to their ?uestion would need. d. To cut a long story short. >sed when you only want to gi e the main point of somethingyou are tal+ing about, and not all the other details. e. But that's another story. >sed when you ha e mentioned something that you are not going to tal+ about on this occasion. f. That's not the whole story. >sed to say that there are more details which people need to +now in order to understand the situation. g. That's the story of my life. >sed after a dissapointing experience to mean that similar disappointing things always seem to happen to you. h. End of story. >sed to say that there is nothing more to say about a particular sub<ect. i. It's a different story. >sed to say that something is not what you expect it to be.

). [$ymbol] A mar+ or shape that has a particular meaning. (xample: A plus sign.

-. [$tar sign] A group of stars representing one of twel e parts of the year, that some people belie e influences your beha iour and your life. (xample: #is sign is $agittarius.

.. [9anguage] A language that uses hand mo ements instead of spo+en words, used by people who cannot hear. (xample: *eff@s mom uses sign language because she@s deaf.

8. [Music4sport] =f a football team or music company signs someone, or if someone signs for them, that person signs a contract in which they agree to wor+ for them. (xample: *ohnson signed for the Aallas Bowboys.

C. [>se mo ements] %o try to tell someone something or as+ them to do something by using signs

and mo ements. (xample: Mary signed us to come in.

1D. [9anguage] to use, or translate something into sign language. (xample: #e used to sign for the //B.