The Clue
News feature (5 letter answer)
The Answer
STORY
Tags
Notes
The answer STORY is common and appears about once every 275 puzzles.
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Definition
STORY as a noun:
1. (narrative, narration, story, tale) = a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children"
2. a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines"
3. (floor, level, storey, story) = a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office on?"
4. (history, account, chronicle, story) = a record or narrative description of past events; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead"
5. (report, news report, story, account, write up) = a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"
6. (fib, story, tale, tarradiddle, taradiddle) = a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?"