PLOT

(STORY) [noun], [verb] -tt- - (to write) the story of a book, film, play, etc.The film has a very straightforward plot, so it's easy to follow it. [C]The plots of his books are basically all the same. [C]I've plotted (out) the story in a rough form, and now I have to fill it in. [T]I thought the plot line (= the story) of that play was very unconvincing.