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Synonyms
scheme (skēm)

[Latin schēma, figure, from Greek skhēma.]

noun 

  1. 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)
  2. A secret or devious plan; a plot. See synonyms at plan
  3. An orderly combination of related parts: an irrigation scheme with dams, reservoirs, and channels.
  4. A chart, diagram, or outline of a system or object.

verb: schemed, schem·ing, schemes. 

transitive verb 

  1. To plot: scheming their revenge.
  2. To contrive a plan or scheme for.

intransitive verb 

To make plans, especially secret or devious ones.

derivatives

scheḿer
noun