Write a short story.

Meaning: This means to use a pen or pencil to write a short made-up story.

Choice of Words: Write is a verb that means to mark or inscribe something on a surface, typically using a pen or pencil. Short is an adjective that describes something as being of limited length or duration. Story is a noun that refers to a narrative, either true or fictional. When you put them together, "Write a short story" means to mark or inscribe a narrative, either true or fictional, on a surface, typically using a pen or pencil, that is of limited length or duration.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• We write short story.
• Write the short story.
• She likes to write poems and short stories.
• Write short sentences.
• Teacher asked us to write our own story.
• We learned how to write a great story.
• Write a silly story.
• Write a story.
• Write story long.
• Write the story.