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Scheme

noun
1.
An elaborate and systematic plan of action.  Synonym: strategy.
2.
A statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery.  Synonyms: dodge, dodging.
3.
A group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole.  Synonym: system.
4.
An internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world.  Synonym: schema.
5.
A schematic or preliminary plan.  Synonyms: outline, schema.
verb
(past & past part. schemed; pres. part. scheming)
1.
Form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner.  Synonyms: connive, intrigue.
2.
Devise a system or form a scheme for.



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"Scheme" Quotes from Famous Books



... to man the "Olympia" for a week in 1895, taking the places of the crew; the Maryland contingent had a week's cruise on the "Dale," and the First Naval Battalion of New York carried out a scheme of reconnoissance and distant boat work along the northern shore of Long Island, encamping on Shelter Island. The party was accompanied by the torpedo boat "Cushing." Most of the other battalions had their quota of ...
— The Naval History of the United States - Volume 2 (of 2) • Willis J. Abbot
... ardent. He was charmed with the picture of Sophia, when contrasted with the characters of the women of the world with whom he had been disgusted; and he formed the romantic project of educating a wife for himself. Full of this idea, he returned to England, determined to carry his scheme immediately into execution, but was some time delayed by the difficulty of finding a proper object for his purpose: it was easy to meet with beauty in distress, and ignorance in poverty; but it was difficult to find simplicity without vulgarity, ingenuity without cunning, or even ignorance ...
— Tales and Novels, Vol. III - Belinda • Maria Edgeworth
... the reply. "If one is made it will be some treachery with fire; but you see they have retired farther back, and it is all their leaders can do to keep them from breaking up into retreat. Villarayo must be mad, and will be thinking how to scheme my downfall to the end. Captain, my heart is sick. What of the coming night? What of the darkness which will shroud them like ...
— Fitz the Filibuster • George Manville Fenn
... themselves in a variety of ways. The efforts of the pious assembly were abundantly laughed at; but I must, in justice, add, without driving them from their purpose. Some profane wags suggested there was now a good opportunity of realizing the scheme taking "not" out of the Commandments and inserting it in the Creed. But they were sarcastically told, that the old objection to the plan would still apply; that they would not sin with equal relish if they were expressly commanded to do so, nor take such pleasure in infidelity ...
— The Eclipse of Faith - Or, A Visit To A Religious Sceptic • Henry Rogers
... another Divisional Scheme took place on the hills south-east of the camp, the object being to intercept and defeat an imaginary enemy (represented in skeleton), advancing from Tel el Jemmi. ...
— Through Palestine with the 20th Machine Gun Squadron • Unknown


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