schemeOverview of noun scheme1. scheme, strategy -- (an elaborate and systematic plan of action)2. dodge, dodging, scheme -- (a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery) 3. system, scheme -- (a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole; "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going") 4. schema, scheme -- (an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world) 5. outline, schema, scheme -- (a schematic or preliminary plan) Overview of verb scheme1. scheme, intrigue, connive -- (form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner)2. scheme -- (devise a system or form a scheme for) Made possible by Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010. http://wordnet.princeton.edu |