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plot twists

plot twists is the plural of plot twist.

Meaning of plot twist

Noun

plot twist (plural plot twists)

  1. A change in the direction or expected outcome of the plot of a film, novel, or other narrative work.
    • It was daring of Lena Dunham, the show’s writer and creator, to introduce this particular plot twist. Assisted suicide is one of the subjects that American television shows steadily avoid.2014 March 27, Robin Marantz Henig, “Fictional Plotlines and Real Assisted Suicide”, in The Atlantic

Questions about plot twists

What is plot twists the plural of?
Plot twists is the plural of plot twist.

Words near plot twists in the dictionary

  1. plot lines
  2. plot out
  3. plot point
  4. plot points
  5. plot twist
  6. plot twists
  7. plot wheel
  8. plot wheels
  9. plot-twisty
  10. plotbunnies
  11. plotbunny

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