mastermind :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality; "Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but he's no Einstein"

n. someone who creates new things

v. plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery"

n. a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination

n. a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft

n. a creator of great skill in the manual arts; "the jewelry was made by internationally famous craftsmen"

n. a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully

n. someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

n. someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution

v. discuss the terms of an arrangement; "They negotiated the sale of the house"

v. direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"

v. have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal

v. specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public

v. devise or invent; "He thought up a plan to get rich quickly"; "no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software"

v. design something for a specific role or purpose or effect; "This room is not designed for work"

v. plan in detail; "Bush is charting a course to destroy Saddam Hussein"

v. put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order"

v. have the idea for; "He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients"; "This library was well conceived"

v. make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack"

v. bring order and organization to; "Can you help me organize my files?"