tale
| 1. |
(noun) a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?" |
|
Synonyms: fib, story, taradiddle, tarradiddle |
|
Related Words: cock-and-bull story, fairy story, fairytale, lie, prevarication, song and dance |
|
| 2. |
(noun) an account describing incidents or events; "after dinner he told the children stories of his adventures" |
|
Synonyms: narration, narrative, recital, story, yarn |
|
Related Words: account, fairy story, fairytale, folktale, nursery rhyme, recounting, relation, report, sob story, sob stuff, tall tale, telling |
|
|