Noun
plot -
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal); "they concocted a plot to discredit the governor" ; "I saw through his little game from the start"
secret plan ,
game
strategy ,
scheme the branch of military science dealing with military command and the planning and conduct of a war
counterplan ,
counterplot a plot intended to subvert another plot
machination ,
intrigue a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
plot -
the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.; "the characters were well drawn but the plot was banal"
story a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines"
action something done (usually as opposed to something said); "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions"
plot -
a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation; "a bean plot" ; "a cabbage patch" ; "a briar patch"
plot of land ,
plot of ground ,
patch
parcel of land ,
piece of ground ,
piece of land ,
parcel ,
tract the allotment of some amount by dividing something; "death gets more than its share of attention from theologians"
bed a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep; "he sat on the edge of the bed" ; "the room had only a bed and chair"
plot -
a chart or map showing the movements or progress of an object
chart a map designed to assist navigation by air or sea
Verb
plot -
plan secretly, usually something illegal; "They plotted the overthrow of the government"
plan make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his family"
cabal ,
complot ,
conspire ,
machinate ,
conjure engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together; "They conspired to overthrow the government"
counterplot make a plot in response to another plot
connive ,
intrigue ,
scheme encourage or assent to illegally or criminally
plot -
devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play, movie, or ballet); "the writer is plotting a new novel"
contrive ,
plan ,
design ,
project make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his family"
plot -
make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed
diagram
draw cause to localize at one point; "Draw blood and pus"
graph represent by means of a graph; "chart the data"
plot -
make a plat of; "Plat the town"
plat
map to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
