COCK-AND-BULL STORY Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the phrase cock-and-bull story. (close relations)
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| fable | nounn | |||||
noun • a deliberately false or improbable account • a short moral story (often with animal characters) • a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events | ||||||
| fabrication | nounn | |||||
noun • a deliberately false or improbable account • writing in a fictional form • the act of making something (a product) from raw materials • the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery) • the deliberate act of deviating from the truth | ||||||
| falsehood | nounn | |||||
noun • a false statement • the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting | ||||||
| fiction | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact • a deliberately false or improbable account | ||||||
| invention | nounn | |||||
noun • the creation of something in the mind • a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation • the act of inventing | ||||||
| lie | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth • Norwegian diplomat who was the first Secretary General of the United Nations (1896-1968) • position or manner in which something is situated verb • be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position • be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position • originate (in) • be and remain in a particular state or condition • tell an untruth; pretend with intent to deceive • have a place in relation to something else • assume a reclining position | ||||||
| myth | nounn | |||||
noun • a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people | ||||||
| tall tale | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • an improbable (unusual or incredible or fanciful) story | ||||||
| fairytale | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a story about fairies; told to amuse children • an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse | ||||||
| fairy story | nounn | |||||
noun • a story about fairies; told to amuse children • an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse | ||||||
| fairy tale | nounn | |||||
noun • a story about fairies; told to amuse children • an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse | ||||||
| song and dance | nounn | |||||
noun • theatrical performance combining singing and dancing • an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse | ||||||
