1. (

• scheme ,
• strategy

) an elaborate and systematic plan of action ;

2. (

• dodge ,
• dodging ,
• scheme

) a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery ;

3. (

• system ,
• scheme

) a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole; "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going" ;

4. (

• schema ,
• scheme ,

) an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world ;

5. (

• outline ,
• schema ,
• scheme ,

) a schematic or preliminary plan ;

1. (

• scheme ,
• intrigue ,
• connive

) form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner ;

2. (

• scheme ,

) devise a system or form a scheme for ;