Word a Day
plot
What does plot mean?
plot (noun): a secret plan to achieve an end, the end or means usually being illegal or otherwise questionable.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use plot in a sentence?
- The plot would have enabled them to get a majority on the board. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce plot?
/plɑt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does plot come from?
From Middle English plot, plotte, from late Old English plot (“a plot of ground”), of uncertain origin.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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a secret plan to achieve an end, the end or means usually being illegal or otherwise questionable
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