The difference between Plot and Scheme
When used as nouns, plot means the course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means, whereas scheme means a systematic plan of future action.
When used as verbs, plot means to conceive (a crime, etc), whereas scheme means to plot, or contrive a plan.
check bellow for the other definitions of Plot and Scheme
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Plot as a noun (authorship):
The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.
Examples:
"synonyms: storyline"
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Plot as a noun:
An area or land used for building on or planting on.
Examples:
"synonyms: parcel"
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Plot as a noun:
A graph or diagram drawn by hand or produced by a mechanical or electronic device.
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Plot as a noun:
A secret plan to achieve an end, the end or means usually being illegal or otherwise questionable.
Examples:
"synonyms: conspiracy scheme"
"The plot would have enabled them to get a majority on the board."
"The assassination of Lincoln was part of a larger plot."
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Plot as a noun:
Contrivance; deep reach thought; ability to plot or intrigue.
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Plot as a noun:
Participation in any stratagem or conspiracy.
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Plot as a noun:
A plan; a purpose.
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Plot as a verb (transitive):
To conceive (a crime, etc).
Examples:
"usex They had plotted a robbery."
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Plot as a verb (transitive):
To trace out (a graph or diagram).
Examples:
"usex They plotted the number of edits per day."
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Plot as a verb (transitive):
To mark (a point on a graph, chart, etc).
Examples:
"usex Every five minutes they plotted their position."
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Plot as a verb (intransitive):
To conceive a crime, misdeed, etc.
Examples:
"usex They were plotting against the king."
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Scheme as a noun:
A systematic plan of future action.
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Scheme as a noun:
A plot or secret, devious plan.
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Scheme as a noun:
An orderly combination of related parts.
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Scheme as a noun:
A chart or diagram of a system or object.
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Scheme as a noun (mathematics):
A type of topological space.
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Scheme as a noun (UK, chiefly, Scotland):
A council housing estate.
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Scheme as a noun (rhetoric):
An artful deviation from the ordinary arrangement of words.
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Scheme as a noun (astrology):
A representation of the aspects of the celestial bodies for any moment or at a given event.
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Scheme as a noun (internet):
Part of a uniform resource identifier indicating the protocol or other purpose, such as http: or news:.
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Scheme as a noun (UK, pensions):
A portfolio of pension plans with related benefits comprising multiple independent members.
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Scheme as a verb (intransitive):
To plot, or contrive a plan.