Clearing and Plot

Clearing

Clearing noun - A small area of usually open land.

Usage example: deer browsing in a clearing in the woods

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Plot and clearing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Plot" instead a noun "Clearing".

Nearby Words: clear, clean, cleared, clearance, clearness

Plot noun - A small area of usually open land.

Usage example: grew vegetables in a little plot

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Clearing and plot are semantically related. You can use "Clearing" instead a noun "Plot".

Nearby Words: plotted, plotting, plotless

full	full clearing	full plot
long	long clearing	long plot
similar	similar clearing	similar plot
complex	complex clearing	complex plot
Other adjectives: simple, small, real, large, central, different.

Plot Coupon That Does Something: A plot coupon that has uses beyond clearing a particular obstacle.

Source: Plot Device
Most of the first arc was written without an overarching plot in mind, with the Excuse Plot of a party of adventurers clearing a dungeon to defeat an evil sorcerer lich.

Source: Cerebus Retcon
Bittersweet Ending: The outcome of Leon and Chris's campaigns: In Leon's ending, he and Helena are successful in thwarting Simmons' plot, clearing their name, and uncovering the Anti-C vaccine.

Source: Video Game / Resident Evil 6

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