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scheme
[ skeem ]
noun
- a plan, design, or program of action to be followed; project.
- an underhand plot; intrigue.
Synonyms: , ,
- a visionary or impractical project.
- a body or system of related doctrines, theories, etc.:
a scheme of philosophy.
- any system of correlated things, parts, etc., or the manner of its arrangement.
Synonyms: ,
- a plan, program, or policy officially adopted and followed, as by a government or business:
The company's pension scheme is very successful.
- an analytical or tabular statement.
- a diagram, map, or the like.
- an astrological diagram of the heavens.
verb (used without object)
- to lay schemes; devise plans; plot.
scheme
/ 쾱ː /
noun
- a systematic plan for a course of action
- a systematic arrangement of correlated parts; system
- a secret plot
- a visionary or unrealizable project
- a chart, diagram, or outline
- an astrological diagram giving the aspects of celestial bodies at a particular time
- a plan formally adopted by a commercial enterprise or governmental body, as for pensions, etc
- an area of housing that is laid out esp by a local authority; estate
verb
- tr to devise a system for
- to form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
Derived Forms
- ˈ, noun
Other Word Forms
- · adjective
- · noun
- dzܳ· verb (used with object) outschemed outscheming
- ܲ· noun
- ܲ·· noun
- ܲ· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of scheme1
Word History and Origins
Origin of scheme1
Idioms and Phrases
see best-laid plans (schemes) .Example Sentences
Gatwick has now responded to the Secretary of State's letter with what it called an "improved noise scheme for local residents."
However, she said there would not be "significant" extra funding, raising questions about the scheme's feasibility.
Official figures from the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme revealed 2024 was the fifth worst year for UK butterflies since the scheme began in 1976.
Money raised under the scheme will be administered by Accommodation BID.
He also ordered $19bn in cuts to pay for it, along with other populist schemes - which made it especially controversial.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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