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noun
1.
a plan, design, or program of action to be followed; project.
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an underhand plot; intrigue.
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a visionary or impractical project.
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a body or system of related doctrines, theories, etc.: a scheme of philosophy.
5.
EXPANDany system of correlated things, parts, etc., or the manner of its arrangement.
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a plan, program, or policy officially adopted and followed, as by a government or business: The company's pension scheme is very successful.
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an analytical or tabular statement.
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a diagram, map, or the like.
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COLLAPSEan astrological diagram of the heavens.
verb (used with object)
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to devise as a scheme; plan; plot; contrive.
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Schemed
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
verb (used without object)
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to lay schemes; devise plans; plot.
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Word Origin & History
scheme
1553, "figure of speech," from M.L. schema "shape, figure, form, figure of speech," from Gk. skhema (gen. skhematos) "figure, appearance, the nature of a thing," related to skhein "to get," and ekhein "to have," from PIE base *segh- "to hold, to hold in one's power, to have" (cf. Skt. sahate "he masters,"
EXPANDsahah "power, victory;" Avestan hazah "power, victory;" Gk. ekhein "to have, hold;" Goth. sigis, O.H.G. sigu, O.N. sigr, O.E. sige "victory"). The sense "program of action" first is attested 1647. Unfavorable overtones (selfish, devious) began to creep in early 18c. The verb, in the sense of "devise a scheme," was first recorded 1767. Color scheme is attested from 1884.
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