EGAVE

plot

About 22.21 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
  2. noun An area or land used for building on or planting on.
  3. noun A grave.
    He's buried in the family plot.
  4. noun A ground plan, map; a nautical chart.
  5. noun A sketch or outline detailing the arrangement of something; a plan.
  6. noun A synopsis of a literary work.
  7. noun A graph or diagram drawn by hand or produced by a mechanical or electronic device.
  8. noun A secret plan to achieve an end, the end or means usually being illegal or otherwise questionable.
    The plot would have enabled them to get a majority on the board.

Similar words

patch diagram plat plot of ground secret plan storyline story scenario narrative storytelling

Often followed by

of the to and is in was for against

Word family

plotless plotlessness plotlessnesses plots plotted plotting

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