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the mind > will > intention > planning > plotting > [noun] > a plot (40)
devicec1290

Something devised or contrived for bringing about some end or result; an arrangement, plan, scheme, project, contrivance; an ingenious or clever…

wanlace1303

figurative. A crafty device, a plot.

conjecturea1464

A device, contrivance; esp. for an evil purpose; a plot, conspiracy. Obsolete. (Cf. conject, v. 3.)

machinationa1475

An instance of plotting or (usually malicious) contrivance; an intrigue, plot, or scheme. Now usually in plural.

practice1533

A scheme, a conspiracy; a stratagem, a trick. Frequently in plural. Now rare.

draught1535

Something drawn up or devised; a scheme, plan, design, device; a plot; an artifice. Obsolete.

plot?c1550

A plan made in secret by a group of people, esp. to achieve an unlawful end; a conspiracy. Also (humorous): a clever plan, an innocent scheme. Cf. co

plat1584

Scottish. = plot, n. 4. Obsolete.

design1590

Chiefly with on, upon. A plan to attack someone or something; an inclination or plot to gain possession of something, esp. in a cunning or devious…

contrivement1608

Mode of contriving or planning; ingenious construction; = contrivance, n. 6.

intrigo1648

= intrigue, n.

complotment1660

Secret design, plan.

underplot1668

An underhand scheme or trick.

contrivance1689

An arrangement or thing in which the foregoing action or faculty is embodied; something contrived for… A conspiracy, plot. Obsolete.

intrigue1692

(with plural) A plot to accomplish a purpose by tortuous or underhand influence.

scheme1719

Hence, A plan of action devised in order to attain some end; a purpose together with a system of measures contrived for its accomplishment; a…

infanglement1753

A scheme, machination.

fix-up1832

Something ‘fixed up’; a contrivance or ‘get-up’. See also fix, n. 4.

Subcategories:

— specific plots (4)
— a counterplot (2)
— a conspiracy (14)
— murderous (1)
— scheme for bringing about some improvement (1)
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