plot
Other forms: plots; plotting; plotted
A plot is a scheme, a story, a map charting progress, or a piece of land (as for a garden). To plot is to devise a secret plan, order the events of the story, or track your movement on the map.
You could make a whole movie based on the word plot. This could be the plot (story): An evil so-and-so hatches a secret plot (scheme) to follow the explorer to a legendary plot (patch) of land with buried treasure. The explorer plots (draws) the best route to the treasure, but the evil so-and-so steals the plot (map) and gets to the treasure first. What a great story. All that's left is to plot (arrange) the sequence of events for maximum suspense.
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a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation“a bean plot”
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synonyms:
patch, plot of ground, plot of land
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bed
a plot of ground in which plants are growing
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garden
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
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asparagus bed
a bed in which asparagus is growing
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bed of flowers, flower bed, flowerbed
a bed in which flowers are growing
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flower garden
a garden featuring flowering plants
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formal garden
a garden laid out on regular lines with plants arranged in symmetrical locations or in geometrical designs
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grove, orchard, plantation, woodlet
garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
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herb garden
a garden for growing herbs
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hop field, hop garden
a garden where hops are grown
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hotbed
a bed of earth covered with glass and heated by rotting manure to promote the growth of plants
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kitchen garden, vegetable garden, vegetable patch
a small garden where vegetables are grown
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landscaping
a garden laid out for esthetic effect
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market garden
a garden where fruit and vegetables are grown for marketing
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pot farm
a plot of ground where marijuana is grown and harvested (often hidden in a national forest)
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rock garden, rockery
a garden featuring rocks; usually alpine plants
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roof garden
a garden on a flat roof of a building
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rose garden
a garden for growing roses
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seedbed
a bed where seedlings are grown before transplanting
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sunken garden
a garden set below the level of the ground surrounding it
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tea garden
a public garden where tea is served
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topiary
a garden having shrubs clipped or trimmed into decorative shapes especially of animals
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turnip bed
a bed in which turnips are growing
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parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract
an extended area of land
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make a plat of
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a chart, map, or graphic representation showing progress, distribution, etc.
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chart
a visual image (diagram, illustration) representing data or information
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chart
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make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed
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the story that is told as in a novel, play, movie, etc.“the characters were well drawn but the plot was banal”
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action
the series of events that form a plot
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diegesis, plot line, storyline
the plot of a book or play or film
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subplot
a subordinate or secondary plot in a work of fiction
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rising action
a series of plot events that build up toward the climax of a narrative
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falling action
the series of plot events following the climax of a narrative
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story
a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events
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devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play, movie, or ballet)
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a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)“they concocted a plot to discredit the governor”
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synonyms:
game, secret plan
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counterplan, counterplot
a plot intended to subvert another plot
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intrigue, machination
a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
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cabal, conspiracy
a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)
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priestcraft
a derogatory reference to priests who use their influence to control secular or political affairs
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Gunpowder Plot
a conspiracy in 1605 in England to blow up James I and the Houses of Parliament to avenge the persecution of Catholics in England; led by Guy Fawkes
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plan secretly, usually something illegal“They plotted the overthrow of the government”
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cabal, complot, conjure, conspire, machinate
engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together
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counterplot
make a plot in response to another plot
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connive, intrigue, scheme
form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
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coconspire
conspire together
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plan
make plans for something
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Vocabulary lists containing plot
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