scheme
5 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
schemes
plural
schemes
Britannica Dictionary definition of SCHEME
[count]
1
:
a clever and often dishonest plan to do or get something
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see also pyramid scheme
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a scheme [=plot] to seize control of the government
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a scheme to cheat people out of their money
2
chiefly British
:
an official plan or program of action
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The company has a new scheme for insurance coverage.
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a scheme to improve the economy
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a training/pension/marketing scheme
3
:
the way that something is arranged or organized
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the color/decorative scheme of a room
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a poem's rhyme scheme
the scheme of things
:
the general way that things are organized and relate to each other
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Everyone has their role to play in the (overall) scheme of things.
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Our problems aren't really that important in the grand scheme of things. [=aren't really that important when you think about the larger situation]
2
scheme
/ˈskiːm/
verb
schemes;
schemed;
scheming
2
scheme
/ˈskiːm/
verb
schemes;
schemed;
scheming
Britannica Dictionary definition of SCHEME
[no object]
:
to make plans to do or get something in a secret and often dishonest way
— often followed by to + verb
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He felt that the other men were scheming against him.
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He was betrayed by a scheming friend.
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She schemed [=plotted] to take control of the company from her brother.
