Scheme - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery (syn: dodge)
- a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole (syn: system)
- an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world (syn: schema)
- a schematic or preliminary plan (syn: outline, schema)
verb
- devise a system or form a scheme for
Extra examples
A scheme to cheat people out of their money
The company has a new scheme for insurance coverage.
A scheme to improve the economy
The color scheme of a room
He felt that the other men were scheming against him.
He was betrayed by a scheming friend.
She concocted a scheme to get publicity.
The bride's family were scheming to prevent a wedding.
The money will be used for teacher training schemes.
The pilot scheme proved to be a great success.
She schemed to kill him with poison.
He became aware that people were scheming against him and called an emergency meeting.
She's nothing but a lying, scheming little monster!
International Antigenic Typing Scheme
Many politicians are mostly concerned with scheming for personal power.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: scheme
he/she/it: schemes
present participle: scheming
past tense: schemed
past participle: schemed
singular: scheme
plural: schemes
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