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2020-07-16 #48

Open soraliu opened 4 years ago

soraliu commented 4 years ago
plot
/plät/

verb
    secretly make plans to carry out (an illegal or harmful action).
        - "the two men are serving sentences for plotting a bomb campaign"
    Synonyms: machinate, cabal, complot

    devise the sequence of events in (a play, novel, movie, or similar work).

    mark (a route or position) on a chart.
        - "he started to plot lines of ancient sites"
    Synonyms: mark, chart, map, indicate, represent, graph

noun
    a plan made in secret by a group of people to do something illegal or harmful.
        - "there's a plot to overthrow the government"
    Synonyms: conspiracy, intrigue, secret plan/scheme, stratagem, machinations

    the main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence.
    Synonyms: diegesis, mythos

    a small piece of ground marked out for a purpose such as building or gardening.
        - "a vegetable plot"
    Synonyms: piece of ground, patch, area, location, parcel, tract, allotment, acreage, lot, plat, homesite, stand, yard, erf

    a graph showing the relation between two variables.

Synonyms
    verb
        - plan, scheme, arrange, organize, lay, hatch, concoct, devise, frame, think up, dream up, cook up, brew, conceive
        - conspire, scheme, participate in a conspiracy, intrigue, collude, connive, maneuver
        - machinate, cabal, complot
        - mark, chart, map, indicate, represent, graph

    noun
        - conspiracy, intrigue, secret plan/scheme, stratagem, machinations
        - diegesis, mythos
        - cabal, complot, covin
        - piece of ground, patch, area, location, parcel, tract, allotment, acreage, lot, plat, homesite, stand, yard, erf
        - storyline, story, chain of events, scenario, action, thread

Examples
    - he started to plot lines of ancient sites

    - it is possible to plot fairly closely the rate at which recruitment of girls increased

    - a vegetable plot

    - there's a plot to overthrow the government
soraliu commented 4 years ago
Dedicated

adjective
    (of a person) devoted to a task or purpose; having single-minded loyalty or integrity.
        - "a team of dedicated doctors"
    Synonyms: card-carrying, deep-dyed, as keen as mustard, mad keen

Synonyms
    adjective
        - committed, devoted, staunch, stalwart, firm, steadfast, resolute, unwavering, loyal, faithful, true, dyed-in-the-wool, through and through, wholehearted, single-minded, enthusiastic, eager, keen, earnest, zealous, driven, ardent, passionate, fervent, fervid, fanatical, hard-working, dutiful, diligent, assiduous, studious, sworn, pledged
        - exclusive, allocated, assigned, custom built, customized
        - card-carrying, deep-dyed, as keen as mustard, mad keen

    verb
        - devote, assign, bless, consecrate, sanctify, hallow, make holy, make sacred
        - inscribe, address, name, assign, offer
        - devote, commit, pledge, bind, obligate, give, give over, surrender, set aside, allot, allocate, consign, sacrifice

See also
    dedicate
soraliu commented 4 years ago
loupe
/lo͞op/

noun
    a small magnifying glass used by jewelers and watchmakers.