51 entries under story topic. ×

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lie(noun, literature, cover, line, deception)
21
fib(noun, literature, cover, line, deception)
19
untruth(noun, literature, line, deception, true)
18
fabrication(noun, literature, line, deception, lie)
18
falsehood(noun, literature, line, deception, true)
15
equivocation(noun, cover, clear, line, deception)
15
fiction(noun, literature, line, deception, true)
13
tale(noun, deception, true, lie, sham)
11
falsification(noun, deception, lie, deceit)
9
invention(noun, literature, line, lie, nonfiction)
8
cock-and-bull story(noun, expression, true, lie)
8
misrepresentation(noun, literature, cover, line, deception)
7
distortion(noun, cover, line, deception, lie)
7
subterfuge(noun, shift, escape, routine, cunning)
6
deceit(noun, cover, deception, lie, sham)
6
dishonesty(noun, deception, lie, sham, dishonesty)
6
falsity(noun, deception, true, lie, sham)
6
tall story(noun, expression, literature, lie, nonfiction)
6
whopper(noun, slang, deception, true, lie)
5
fable(noun, deception, lie, sham, fantasy)
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