scheme

schemes schemed scheming
Noun
1. an elaborate and systematic plan of action
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2. a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
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3. a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole; "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going"
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4. an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world
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5. a schematic or preliminary plan
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Verb
1. form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
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2. devise a system or form a scheme for
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