Scheme

n. plan, design; system; plot, intrigue; diagram, outline

v. plan, devise, plot; intrigue, conspire, contrive

Scheme may refer to:Scheme (programming language), a minimalist, multi-paradigm dialect of LispScheme (mathematics), an important concept in algebraic geometry
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Noun
1. an elaborate and systematic plan of action
(synonym) strategy
(hypernym) plan of action
(hyponym) contrivance, stratagem, dodge
2. a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
(synonym) dodge, dodging
(hypernym) falsehood, falsity, untruth, false statement
3. a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole; "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going"
(synonym) system
(hypernym) group, grouping
(hyponym) language system
(part-meronym) hierarchy
4. an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world
(synonym) schema
(hypernym) representation, mental representation, internal representation
5. a schematic or preliminary plan
(synonym) outline, schema
(hypernym) plan, program, programme
Verb
1. form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
(synonym) intrigue, connive
(hypernym) plot
2. devise a system or form a scheme for
(hypernym) plan
(derivation) outline, schema

n. scheme, plan, design; plot, intrigue

(v. t.)
To make a scheme of; to plan; to design; to project; to plot.
  

(v. i.)
To form a scheme or schemes.
  

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

(n.)
A representation of the aspects of the celestial bodies for any moment or at a given event.
  

(n.)
A plan or theory something to be done; a design; a project; as, to form a scheme.
  

(n.)
A combination of things connected and adjusted by design; a system.