story line (noun)
1story line — noun : the plot of a story or play novels with a strong story line, lots of action, and other surefire ingredients Malcolm Cowley * * * noun, pl ⋯ lines [count] : the series of events that happen in a story : ↑plot …
2story line — noun Date: 1941 the plot of a story or drama …
3story line — noun (C) the main set of connected events in a story; plot 1 (1) …
4story — noun 1) a story about his summer in Hawaii Syn: tale, narrative, account, anecdote; informal yarn, spiel 2) the novel has a good story Syn: plot, story line, scenario, libretto 3) the …
5story — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. tale, narrative, yarn; report, account, news article; plot; floor, stage, level. See description, news, layer. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Imaginative writing] Syn. write up, fable, narrative, tale, myth,… …
6story — noun 1 account of events/people, true or invented ADJECTIVE ▪ true ▪ plausible ▪ false, made up ▪ She told the police a false story about being attacked. ▪ …
7date line — noun an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian • Syn: ↑dateline, ↑International Date Line • Instance Hypernyms: ↑meridian, ↑line of longitude * * * noun see …
8line — 1 noun LONG THIN MARK 1 (C) a long thin, usually continuous mark on a surface: A wiggly line showed where the river was. | straight line: Can you draw a straight line? | dotted line (=a broken straight line drawn or printed on paper): Sign your… …
9line — I 1. noun 1) he drew a line through the name Syn: dash, rule, bar, score; underline, underscore, stroke, slash; technical stria, striation 2) there were lines around her eyes Syn: wrinkle …
10opening line — noun count the first words that an actor speaks in a play or movie a. the first thing you say when you start a conversation with someone b. the first sentence in a book, story, or other piece of writing …
