The Clue
Prelude to a plot (4 letter answer)
The Answer
IDEA
Tags
Notes
The answer IDEA is very common and appears about once every 26 puzzles.
Related Clues
Brainstorm
Concept
Conception
Fancy
Flash
Inkling
Inspiration
Notion
Opinion
Plan
Project
Thought
"The very ___!"
Brain wave
Bright thought
Cartoon "bulb"
Essay's basis
"Eureka!" cause
Invention inception
Possible solution
Potential solution
Seed of an invention
Thesis basis
"I had no ___!"
Inventor's starting point
It begins at conception
Think tank nugget
Think-tank product
A good one is often carried out
" . . . an ___ whose time has come": Hugo
Definition
IDEA as a noun:
1. (idea, thought) = the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind"
2. a personal view; "he has an idea that we don't like him"
3. (estimate, estimation, approximation, idea) = an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth; "an estimate of what it would cost"; "a rough idea how long it would take"
4. (mind, idea) = your intention; what you intend to do; "he had in mind to see his old teacher"; "the idea of the game is to capture all the pieces"
5. (theme, melodic theme, musical theme, idea) = (music) melodic subject of a musical composition; "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it"