Definition of scheme

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Scheme (n.) Any lineal or mathematical diagram; an outline.

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Plot :: Plot (n.) A share in such a plot or scheme; a participation in any stratagem or conspiracy.
Utopianism :: Utopianism (n.) The ideas, views, aims, etc., of a Utopian; impracticable schemes of human perfection; optimism..
Project :: Project (n.) That which is projected or designed; something intended or devised; a scheme; a design; a plan.
Counsel :: Counsel (n.) Deliberate purpose; design; intent; scheme; plan.
Plot :: Plot (v. i.) To form a scheme of mischief against another, especially against a government or those who administer it; to conspire..
Prosecute :: Prosecute (v. t.) To follow or pursue with a view to reach, execute, or accomplish; to endeavor to obtain or complete; to carry on; to continue; as, to prosecute a scheme, hope, or claim..
Project :: Project (v. i.) To form a project; to scheme.
Dupe :: Dupe (n.) One who has been deceived or who is easily deceived; a gull; as, the dupe of a schemer..
Promoter :: Promoter (n.) Specifically, one who sets on foot, and takes the preliminary steps in, a scheme for the organization of a corporation, a joint-stock company, or the like..
Nostrum :: Nostrum (n.) Any scheme or device proposed by a quack.
Distrust :: Distrust (n.) Doubt of sufficiency, reality, or sincerity; want of confidence, faith, or reliance; as, distrust of one's power, authority, will, purposes, schemes, etc..
Lottery :: Lottery (n.) A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance; esp., a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, and the rest of tickets are blanks. Fig. : An affair of chance..
Pinax :: Pinax (n.) A tablet; a register; hence, a list or scheme inscribed on a tablet..
Aftergame :: Aftergame (n.) A second game; hence, a subsequent scheme or expedient..
Outline :: Outline (n.) Fig.: A sketch of any scheme; a preliminary or general indication of a plan, system, course of thought, etc.; as, the outline of a speech..
Plot :: Plot (v. i.) To contrive a plan or stratagem; to scheme.
Disingenuous :: Disingenuous (a.) Not noble; unbecoming true honor or dignity; mean; unworthy; as, disingenuous conduct or schemes..
Schemer :: Schemer (n.) One who forms schemes; a projector; esp., a plotter; an intriguer..
Communism :: Communism (n.) A scheme of equalizing the social conditions of life; specifically, a scheme which contemplates the abolition of inequalities in the possession of property, as by distributing all wealth equally to all, or by holding all wealth in common for the equal use and advantage of all..
Castlebuilder :: Castlebuilder (n.) Fig.: one who builds castles in the air or forms visionary schemes.
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