scheme
/skˈim/
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Definitions
Noun
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
Noun
a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
Noun
a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole; "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going"
Noun
an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world
Noun
a schematic or preliminary plan
Verb
form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
Verb
devise a system or form a scheme for
More General Terms
falsehood
falsity
group
grouping
internal representation
mental representation
plan
plan of action
plot
program
programme
representation
untruth
More Specific Terms
body
bubble
contrivance
counterterrorism
dodge
dragnet
economic system
economy
ecosystem
game
game plan
house of cards
incentive program
incentive scheme
judicatory
judicature
judicial system
judiciary
language system
machinery
network
nonlinear system
organism
playbook
plot
pyramid scheme
root system
rootage
secret plan
shebang
social organisation
social organization
social structure
social system
solar system
stratagem
structure
subsystem
syntax
waiting game
water system
web
wheeze