Build
Build verb - To form by putting together parts or materials.
Plot
Plot verb - To engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends.
How words are described
| good | good build | good plot |
| full | full build | full plot |
| long | long build | long plot |
| exact | exact build | exact plot |
| Other adjectives: particular, similar, common, specific, complete, current, standard, original, initial, single, small, entire, massive, large, big, great, early, general, larger, basic, latest, different, overall. | ||
Common collocations
| home | build home | plot home |
Both words in one sentence
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Interestingly, few - if any - of them serve as a climax: rather, they are used to both forward the plot and build up to the actual climax.
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The kidnapping of some German scientists → A plot to build a spaceship that will destroy all life on Earth.
Source: Minor Crime Reveals Major Plot -
The characters are all stock, the A-plot and B-plot are barely even aware of each other, the exposition gets especially clunky in the build-up to the finale and it's all Strictly Formula.
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Plot and Build. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/build/plot
Build & Plot. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/build/plot>.
Plot or Build. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/build/plot.
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