Plot and Skeleton

Plot

Plot verb - To engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends.

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Skeleton and plot are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Skeleton" instead a verb "Plot".

Nearby Words: plotted, plotting, plotless

Skeleton noun - The arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form.

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Plot and skeleton are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Plot" instead a verb "Skeleton".

Nearby Words: skeletal, skeletonized

full	full plot	full skeleton
long	long plot	long skeleton
typical	typical plot	typical skeleton
complete	complete plot	complete skeleton
Other adjectives: standard, original, single, small, actual, entire, real, massive, large, basic.

Zoom: Academy for Superheroes, which regrettably came out about the same time as Sky High, shows the skeleton of its plot a little too often.

Source: Plot Tailored to the Party
His hair is actually a plot point as, being an skeleton, he will be no longer recognisable to the whale he met 50 years ago except for his afro; due to him being an skeleton, it won't grow back if damaged.

Source: Afro Asskicker
Plot-Induced Stupidity: Sending a barely functioning, untested ship with "less than a skeleton crew" into a hostage situation when it doesn't even have functioning transporters.

Source: Film / Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

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