plot

[1]	scheme , plan , intrigue , machinate , cabal , collude , conspire , hatch , devise , design , arrange , organize , concoct , dream up , conceive , (Colloq) cook up
[2]	draw , plan , diagram , lay down , outline , calculate , compute , figure , chart , map (out) , find , determine , depict , show
[3]	diagram
[4]	plat

[1]	secret plan , scheme , plan , game , intrigue , machination , cabal , conspiracy
[2]	story (line) , plot of land , plot of ground , chain of events , theme , patch , outline , scenario , thread , skeleton