Collocations for plot - noun
1. plan
ADJ.
fiendish | alleged | assassination, blackmail, coup, death, murder
VERB + PLOT
hatch | uncover | foil
PREP.
~ against
They had taken part in a Jacobite plot against William III.
They had taken part in a Jacobite plot against William III.
~ by
The police claim to have uncovered a plot by terrorists to assassinate the president.
The police claim to have uncovered a plot by terrorists to assassinate the president.
2. events in a story
ADJ.
simple | complex, complicated
VERB + PLOT
construct
She has constructed a complicated plot, with a large cast of characters.
She has constructed a complicated plot, with a large cast of characters.
PLOT + VERB
develop, unfold
PLOT + NOUN
development
PHRASES
a twist in/of the plot
There are several unexpected twists in the plot before the murderer is revealed.
There are several unexpected twists in the plot before the murderer is revealed.
3. piece of land
ADJ.
garden, vegetable | farm, subsistence | building | burial | small | 10-acre, 12-acre, etc.
They own a five-acre plot of land.
They own a five-acre plot of land.
family, private
VERB + PLOT
work
PLOT + VERB
measure sth
The plots each measure 10 metres by 20 metres.
The plots each measure 10 metres by 20 metres.
PHRASES
a plot of land