Definition of plots in English

Wiktionary

plots (Noun)
Plural of plot.

Part of speech

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plots, verb, present, 3rd person singular of plot (infinitive).
plots, noun, plural of plot.

WordNet

Noun Plural: plots
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 plots, plotting, plotted
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)

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Wiktionary

plot (Noun)
The general course of a story including significant events that determine its course or significant patterns of events.
plot (Noun)
An area or land used for building on or planting on.
plot (Noun)
A plan to commit a crime.
plot (Noun)
A graph or diagram drawn by hand or produced by a mechanical or electronic device.
plot (Verb)
To conceive a crime, etc.
plot (Verb)
To trace out a graph or diagram.
plot (Verb)
To mark a point on a graph, chart, etc.
plot (Verb)
To conceive a crime, misdeed, etc.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

plot (n.)
A small extent of ground; a plat; as, a garden plot.
plot (n.)
A plantation laid out.
plot (n.)
A plan or draught of a field, farm, estate, etc., drawn to a scale.
plot (v. t.)
To make a plot, map, pr plan, of; to mark the position of on a plan; to delineate.
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.
plot (n.)
A share in such a plot or scheme; a participation in any stratagem or conspiracy.
plot (n.)
Contrivance; deep reach of thought; ability to plot or intrigue.
plot (n.)
A plan; a purpose.
plot (n.)
In fiction, the story of a play, novel, romance, or poem, comprising a complication of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.
plot (v. i.)
To form a scheme of mischief against another, especially against a government or those who administer it; to conspire.
plot (v. i.)
To contrive a plan or stratagem; to scheme.
plot (v. t.)
To plan; to scheme; to devise; to contrive secretly.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

plot
The series of actions, situations and events that make up a novel or story.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

plot
plot, n. a small piece of ground: a plan of a field, &c., drawn on paper: a patch or spot on clothes.—v.t. to make a plan of:—pr.p. plot′ting; pa.t. and pa.p. plot′ted. [A.S. plot.]
plot
plot, n. a complicated scheme, esp. for a mischievous purpose: a conspiracy: stratagem: the chain of incidents which are gradually unfolded in the story of a play, &c.—v.i. to scheme: to form a scheme of mischief: to conspire.—v.t. to devise:—pr.p. plot′ting; pa.t. and pa.p. plot′ted.—adj. Plot′ful.—adj. Plot′-proof, safe from any danger by plots.—ns. Plot′ter, one who plots: a conspirator; Plot′ting.—adv. Plot′tingly. [Fr. complot, acc. to Diez, from L. complicitum, pa.p. of complicāre, to fold.]
plot
plot, v.t. (Scot.) to scald, steep in very hot water.—n. Plot′tie, a kind of mulled wine