Method and Plot

Method

Method noun - The means or procedure for doing something.

Usage example: the city council is stuck in the last century and needs to adopt more modern methods for doing things

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

Plot noun - A secret plan for accomplishing evil or unlawful ends.

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Method and plot are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Method" instead a noun "Plot".

Nearby Words: plotted, plotting, plotless

good	good method	good plot
exact	exact method	exact plot
elaborate	elaborate method	elaborate plot
particular	particular method	particular plot
Other adjectives: similar, typical, usual, common, specific, complex, current, standard, original, single, simple, actual, entire, real, main, interesting, convoluted, primary, basic, different.

William Hope Hodgson wrote a story titled "The Inn of the Black Crow" which again, has a similar plot and murder method.

Source: Inn of No Return
In the old TV show, Jacob Two-Two, a bad guy puts into motion a plot to kill people via this method.

Source: Finger-Licking Poison
In Friends, Phoebe teaches this method to Joey, Chandler, and Ross, which drives the central plot of the episode.

Source: Reflexive Response

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