character printer character-at-a-time printer serial printer | a printer that prints a single character at a time |
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? |
serial port | an interface (commonly used for modems and mice and some printers) that transmits data a bit at a time |
news article news story newspaper article | an article reporting news |
lead lead story | a news story of major importance |
story | a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events, he writes stories for the magazines |
adventure story heroic tale | a story of an adventure |
mystery mystery story whodunit | a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie |
detective story | a narrative about someone who investigates crimes and obtains evidence leading to their resolution |
love story romance | a story dealing with love |
short story | a prose narrative shorter than a novel |
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 |
biography life life story life history | an account of the series of events making up a person's life |
series serial serial publication | a periodical that appears at scheduled times |
serial series | a serialized set of programs, a comedy series, the Masterworks concert series |
report news report story account write up | a short account of the news, the report of his speech, the story was on the o'clock news, the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious |
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? |
fairytale fairy tale fairy story cock-and-bull story song and dance | an interesting but highly implausible story, often told as an excuse |
dirty joke dirty story blue joke blue story | an indelicate joke |
funny story good story funny remark funny | an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line), she told a funny story, she made a funny |
shaggy dog story | a long rambling joke whose humor derives from its pointlessness |
serialism serial music | th century music that uses a definite order of notes as a thematic basis for a musical composition |
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 |
sob story sob stuff | a sentimental story (or drama) of personal distress, designed to arouse sympathy |
fairytale fairy tale fairy story | a story about fairies, told to amuse children |
serial killer serial murderer | someone who murders more than three victims one at a time in a relatively short interval |
serial operation sequential operation consecutive operation | the sequential execution of operations one after another |
serial processing | sequential processing by two or more processing units |
serial monogamy | a succession of short monogamous relationships (as by someone who undergoes multiple divorces) |
consecutive sequent sequential serial successive | in regular succession without gaps, serial concerts |
serial in series(p) nonparallel | of or relating to the sequential performance of multiple operations, serial processing |
serial | pertaining to or occurring in or producing a series, serial monogamy, serial killing, a serial killer, serial publication |
serial | pertaining to or composed in serial technique, serial music |