an account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment
a part of a building comprising all the rooms that are on the same level
(1779–1845), US Supreme Court associate justice 1811–45. Appointed to the Court by President Madison, he was the youngest associate justice ever to serve. He established the supremacy of Supreme Court rulings
an account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment
an account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment
a story or explanation intended to make someone feel sympathy for the person relating it
a magazine article that is illustrated or advertised on the front cover
a traditional African folk tale about Anancy the spider, who overcomes others by cunning
a story with a fully developed theme but significantly shorter and less elaborate than a novel
an editor who advises on the content and form of film or television scripts
a story whose plot revolves around the investigation and solving of a crime
used to emphasize that there is nothing to add on a matter just mentioned
an account that is fanciful and difficult to believe
an account of one’s problems intended to gain someone else’s sympathy or help
a long, rambling story or joke, typically one that is amusing only because it is absurdly inconsequential or pointless
used to indicate that, for now, one does not want to talk about something that is too painful or complicated
be significant or revealing, without any further explanation being necessary
used after raising a matter to indicate that one does not want to expand on it for now
used as a resigned acknowledgement that one has experienced a particular misfortune too often
used to end an account of events quickly
a history or background created for a fictional character in a film or television programme
the upper part of the nave, choir, and transepts of a large church, containing a series of windows