|
|
scheme
 (sk  m)
KEY
NOUN:
- A systematic plan of action:
"Did you ever carry out your scheme of writing a series of sonnets embodying all the great epochs of art?"
(Edith Wharton).
- A secret or devious plan; a plot. See Synonyms at plan.
- An orderly combination of related parts:
an irrigation scheme with dams, reservoirs, and channels.
- A chart, diagram, or outline of a system or object.
VERB:
schemed
,
schem·ing
,
schemes
VERB:
tr.
- To plot:
scheming their revenge.
- To contrive a plan or scheme for.
VERB:
intr.
- To make plans, especially secret or devious ones.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin schma, figure, from Greek skhma; see segh- in Indo-European roots
OTHER FORMS:
schem er
(Noun)
|
|
|
