schemes

Noun

• an elaborate and systematic plan of action
• a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
• a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
• an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world
• a schematic or preliminary plan
• plural of scheme

Verb

• form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
• devise a system or form a scheme for
• third-person singular simple present indicative of scheme

Synonyms

connive, dodge, dodging, intrigue, outline, schema, scheme, strategy, system