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underplots

underplots is the plural of underplot.

underplots is the third-person singular simple present indicative of underplot.

Meaning of underplot

Noun

underplot (plural underplots)

  1. A subplot; a plot that is not the main plot of a story.
    • I have not been able to discover the source of the very curious underplot of The Captives.1882-89, A Collection Of Old English Plays, Vol. IV
  2. A secret scheme or trick.

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Questions about underplots

What is underplots the plural of?
Underplots is the plural of underplot.

Words near underplots in the dictionary

  1. underplay
  2. underplayed
  3. underplaying
  4. underplays
  5. underplot
  6. underplots
  7. underplotted
  8. underplotter
  9. underplotters
  10. underplotting
  11. underpoint

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Adapted from Wiktionary: underplots (page history and authors); underplot (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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