scheme

[ skeem ]
/ skim /

noun

verb (used with object), schemed, schem·ing.

to devise as a scheme; plan; plot; contrive.

verb (used without object), schemed, schem·ing.

to lay schemes; devise plans; plot.

Origin of scheme

1545–55; < Medieval Latin schēma (stem schēmat-) < Greek schêma form, figure

SYNONYMS FOR scheme

2 stratagem, cabal, conspiracy.
5 pattern, schema.

synonym study for scheme

1, 6. See plan. 10. See plot.

OTHER WORDS FROM scheme

Words nearby scheme

schelling, schema, schematic, schematism, schematize, scheme, schemie, scheming, schenectady, schengen convention, schepisi

British Dictionary definitions for out-scheme

scheme
/ (skiːm) /

noun

verb

(tr) to devise a system for
to form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner

Derived forms of scheme

schemer, noun

Word Origin for scheme

C16: from Latin schema, from Greek skhēma form

Idioms and Phrases with out-scheme

scheme

see best-laid plans (schemes).