All plot synonyms
plot
P p noun plot
- flam β a drumbeat consisting of two notes in quick succession, with the accent on the second.
- loam β a rich, friable soil containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay.
- cropland β an area of land on which crops are grown
- chronology β The chronology of a series of past events is the times at which they happened in the order in which they happened.
- enclosure β An area that is sealed off with an artificial or natural barrier.
- holding β an act of holding fast by a grasp of the hand or by some other physical means; grasp; grip: Take hold. Do you have a hold on the rope?
- hang up β the way in which a thing hangs.
- conspiracy β Conspiracy is the secret planning by a group of people to do something illegal.
- yard β the ground that immediately adjoins or surrounds a house, public building, or other structure.
- wanderings β Plural form of wandering.
- garden β Alexander, 1730?β91, U.S. naturalist, born in Scotland.
- bed β A BEd is a degree which usually takes four years to complete and which qualifies someone to teach in a school. BEd is an abbreviation for 'Bachelor of Education.' Compare PGCE.
- coup β When there is a coup, a group of people seize power in a country.
- lot β lot (def 14).
- device β A device is an object that has been invented for a particular purpose, for example for recording or measuring something.
- back yard β an area, usually paved, at the rear of a building
- continents β one of the main landmasses of the globe, usually reckoned as seven in number (Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia, and Antarctica).
- cold frame β A cold frame is a wooden frame with a glass top in which you grow small plants to protect them from cold weather.
- racket β a light bat having a netting of catgut or nylon stretched in a more or less oval frame and used for striking the ball in tennis, the shuttlecock in badminton, etc.
- hothouse β an artificially heated greenhouse for the cultivation of tender plants.
- frame-up β a fraudulent incrimination of an innocent person.
- allotment β In Britain, an allotment is a small area of land in a town which a person rents to grow plants and vegetables on.
- coup de maitre β a masterstroke; stroke of genius
- dissimulation β the act of dissimulating; feigning; hypocrisy.
- intendment β Law. the true or correct meaning of something.
- cabal β a secret or exclusive set of people; clique
- dodge β to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
- gambit β Chess. an opening in which a player seeks to obtain some advantage by sacrificing a pawn or piece.
- lawn β wireless local area network
- field β Cyrus West, 1819β92, U.S. financier: projector of the first Atlantic cable.
verb plot
- mapping β function
- brew β If you brew tea or coffee, you make it by pouring hot water over tea leaves or ground coffee.
- engineer β A person who designs, builds, or maintains engines, machines, or public works.
- cook up β If someone cooks up a dishonest scheme, they plan it.
- figure out β a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.
- helmed β Also, heaume. Also called great helm. a medieval helmet, typically formed as a single cylindrical piece with a flat or raised top, completely enclosing the head.
- maneuver β a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
- delineate β If you delineate something such as an idea or situation, you describe it or define it, often in a lot of detail.
- caballing β a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority.
- outline β the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour.
- captaining β a person who is at the head of or in authority over others; chief; leader.
- chalk β Chalk is a type of soft white rock. You can use small pieces of it for writing or drawing with.
- fire up β start ignition of
- fashion β a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc.: the latest fashion in dresses.
- devise β If you devise a plan, system, or machine, you have the idea for it and design it.
- manoeuvre β a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
- mold β loose, friable earth, especially when rich in organic matter and favorable to the growth of plants.
- confederated β Simple past tense and past participle of confederate.
- batched β a quantity or number coming at one time or taken together: a batch of prisoners.
- helming β Also, heaume. Also called great helm. a medieval helmet, typically formed as a single cylindrical piece with a flat or raised top, completely enclosing the head.