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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
scheme/skiːm/
▶noun
- 1 a systematic plan or arrangement for attaining some particular object or putting a particular idea into effect.
■ a particular ordered system or arrangement: a classical rhyme scheme.
- 2 a secret or underhand plan; a plot.
- 1 form a scheme, especially a devious one or with intent to do something wrong.
- 2 arrange according to a colour scheme.
– derivatives
schemer noun,
scheming adjective & noun,
schemingly adverb.
schemer noun,
scheming adjective & noun,
schemingly adverb.
– origin C16 (denoting a figure of speech, later ‘diagram of the position of celestial objects’): from L. schema, from Gk (see schema).
'scheme' also found in these Oxford entries:
benefit
- coloration
- colour scheme
- contributory
- contrivance
- cry
- device
- furtherance
- ISA
- limerick
- livery
- lurk
- machinate
- manoeuvre
- mastermind
- Medicare
- neighbourhood watch
- nonsense
- personal equity plan
- personal pension
- PFI
- pilot
- pipe dream
- plan
- Ponzi scheme
- practise
- proposition
- prove
- racket
- reinvest
- reschedule
- rhyme scheme
- saver
- saving
- scam
- schematism
- scrap
- scuttle
- SERPS
- set-up
- skin game
- slot
- social security
- Spenserian stanza
- stratagem
- superannuate
- swindle
- system
- taxonomy
Forum discussions with the word(s) "scheme" in the title:
'Retail Minus' Pricing Scheme
a pyramid scheme
A(n) unified coding scheme
Acting scheme
behind in the grand scheme of things
behind scheme
don't understand "scheme" in this sentence
in the current scheme
in the grand scheme of things?
Kimberley Process Certification Scheme
labeling scheme.
make a scheme work file
Scheme
scheme = program?
scheme and scam
scheme for BE, schedule for AE
Scheme of things
scheme vs. schematic
Scheme/Plan
scheme/structure/strategy
the grand scheme of our family life
to fall into a scheme
work release scheme
a pyramid scheme
A(n) unified coding scheme
Acting scheme
behind in the grand scheme of things
behind scheme
don't understand "scheme" in this sentence
in the current scheme
in the grand scheme of things?
Kimberley Process Certification Scheme
labeling scheme.
make a scheme work file
Scheme
scheme = program?
scheme and scam
scheme for BE, schedule for AE
Scheme of things
scheme vs. schematic
Scheme/Plan
scheme/structure/strategy
the grand scheme of our family life
to fall into a scheme
work release scheme
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