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| lawn1 |
a stretch or plot of ground planted with grass or other low-growing ground covers and usu. mowed short. |
| machinate |
to invent, plot, scheme, or devise artfully, esp. with malicious intent. |
| novel1 |
a relatively long work of prose fiction, usu. having a plot and characters. |
| plat1 |
a plot of ground. [3 definitions] |
| quadrat |
a plot of land, often a square meter, that is used by ecologists to study plant and animal life. [1/2 definitions] |
| sand |
(usu. pl.) a beach or other plot of land covered by sand. [1/7 definitions] |
| scheme |
a devious plan; plot. [2/5 definitions] |
| seedbed |
a plot of land prepared for planting seeds. [1/2 definitions] |
| story1 |
the plot of a dramatic or literary work. [1/7 definitions] |
| story line |
the plot or scheme of a story, play, show, or the like. |
| subplot |
a minor or secondary plot in a work of fiction. |
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