Story vs. Yarn — What's the Difference?

An account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment

Yarn is a long continuous length of interlocked fibres, suitable for use in the production of textiles, sewing, crocheting, knitting, weaving, embroidery, or ropemaking. Thread is a type of yarn intended for sewing by hand or machine.

An account of past events in someone's life or in the development of something

A continuous strand of twisted threads of natural or synthetic fibers, such as wool or nylon, used in weaving or knitting.

The commercial prospects or circumstances of a particular company

A similar strand of other materials such as glass or plastic.

Variant spelling of storey

(Informal) A long, often elaborate narrative of real or fictitious adventures; an entertaining tale.

An account or report regarding the facts of an event or group of events

To tell an entertaining tale or series of tales.

An anecdote

(uncountable) A twisted strand of fiber used for knitting or weaving.

A lie

(nautical) Bundles of fibers twisted together, and which in turn are twisted in bundles to form strands, which in their turn are twisted or plaited to form rope.

A usually fictional prose or verse narrative intended to interest or amuse the hearer or reader; a tale.

(countable) A story, a tale, especially one that is incredible.

A short story.

To tell a story or stories, especially one that is lengthy or unlikely to be true.

The plot of a narrative or dramatic work.

Spun wool; woolen thread; also, thread of other material, as of cotton, flax, hemp, or silk; material spun and prepared for use in weaving, knitting, manufacturing sewing thread, or the like.

A news article or broadcast.

One of the threads of which the strands of a rope are composed.

Something viewed as or providing material for a literary or journalistic treatment

A story told by a sailor for the amusement of his companions; a story or tale; as, to spin a yarn.

The background information regarding something

The act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events;

Romantic legend or tradition

A fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving

A complete horizontal division of a building, constituting the area between two adjacent floors.

Tell or spin a yarn

The set of rooms on the same floor of a building.

To decorate with scenes representing historical or legendary events.

(Archaic) To tell as a story.

An account of real or fictional events.

A lie, fiction.

A soap opera.

(obsolete) History.

A sequence of events, or a situation, such as might be related in an account.

A chronological collection of pictures or short videos published by a user on an application or website that is typically only available for a short period.

(computing) user story

To tell as a story; to relate or narrate about.

A set of rooms on the same floor or level; a floor, or the space between two floors. Also, a horizontal division of a building's exterior considered architecturally, which need not correspond exactly with the stories within.

A narration or recital of that which has occurred; a description of past events; a history; a statement; a record.

The relation of an incident or minor event; a short narrative; a tale; especially, a fictitious narrative less elaborate than a novel; a short romance.

A euphemism or child's word for "a lie;" a fib; as, to tell a story.

To tell in historical relation; to make the subject of a story; to narrate or describe in story.

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;

A piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events;

Structure consisting of a room or set of rooms comprising a single level of a multilevel building;

A record or narrative description of past events;

A short account of the news;

A trivial lie;