Definition of plot

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Plot (n.) Any scheme, stratagem, secret design, or plan, of a complicated nature, adapted to the accomplishment of some purpose, usually a treacherous and mischievous one; a conspiracy; an intrigue; as, the Rye-house Plot..

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Stratagemical :: Stratagem (n.) An artifice or trick in war for deceiving the enemy; hence, in general, artifice; deceptive device; secret plot; evil machination..
Guy :: Guy (n.) A grotesque effigy, like that of Guy Fawkes, dressed up in England on the fifth of November, the day of the Gunpowder Plot..
Pertinacious :: Pertinacious (a.) Holding or adhering to any opinion, purpose, or design, with obstinacy; perversely persistent; obstinate; as, pertinacious plotters; a pertinacious beggar..
Node :: Node (n.) The knot, intrigue, or plot of a piece..
Plot :: Plot (v. t.) To make a plot, map, pr plan, of; to mark the position of on a plan; to delineate..
Applotted :: Applotted (imp. & p. p.) of Applo.
Comedy :: Comedy (n.) A dramatic composition, or representation of a bright and amusing character, based upon the foibles of individuals, the manners of society, or the ludicrous events or accidents of life; a play in which mirth predominates and the termination of the plot is happy; -- opposed to tragedy..
Whisper :: Whisper (n.) To speak with suspicion, or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting..
Scheme :: Scheme (v. t.) To make a scheme of; to plan; to design; to project; to plot.
Underplot :: Underplot (n.) A series of events in a play, proceeding collaterally with the main story, and subservient to it..
Plotting :: Plotting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Plo.
Dispurpose :: Dispurpose (v. t.) To dissuade; to frustrate; as, to dispurpose plots..
Traverse :: Traverse (a.) A line surveyed across a plot of ground.
Underplot :: Underplot (n.) A clandestine scheme; a trick.
Anoplotherium :: Anoplotherium (n.) A genus of extinct quadrupeds of the order Ungulata, whose were first found in the gypsum quarries near Paris; characterized by the shortness and feebleness of their canine teeth (whence the name)..
Plot :: Plot (n.) A small extent of ground; a plat; as, a garden plot..
Erf :: Erf (n.) A garden plot, usually about half an acre..
Protactic :: Protactic (a.) Giving a previous narrative or explanation, as of the plot or personages of a play; introductory..
Cabal :: Cabal (v. i.) To unite in a small party to promote private views and interests by intrigue; to intrigue; to plot.
Plot :: Plot (n.) A plan; a purpose.
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