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Nouns (7)

n. scale drawing of a structure; "the plans for City Hall were on file"

n. an arrangement scheme; "the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult"; "it was an excellent design for living"; "a plan for seating guests"

plan, program, programme

n. a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue"

Verbs (7)

plan

v. make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his family"

plan, be after

v. have the will and intention to carry out some action; "He plans to be in graduate school next year"; "The rebels had planned turmoil and confusion"

plan, project, contrive, design

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

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Fuzzynyms (90)

painting, picture

n. graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface; "a small painting by Picasso"; "he bought the painting as an investment"; "his pictures hang in the Louvre"

design

n. a preliminary sketch indicating the plan for something; "the design of a building"

plan, program, programme

n. a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue"

blueprint, design, pattern

n. something intended as a guide for making something else; "a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt"

design, plan

n. an arrangement scheme; "the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult"; "it was an excellent design for living"; "a plan for seating guests"

tactic, tactics, maneuver, manoeuvre

n. a plan for attaining a particular goal

policy

n. a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group; "it was a policy of retribution"; "a politician keeps changing his policies"

conspiracy, cabal

n. a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)

intrigue

n. a clandestine love affair

intention

n. (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal; "his intentions are entirely honorable"

aim, object, objective, target

n. the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children"

system

n. a procedure or process for obtaining an objective; "they had to devise a system that did not depend on cooperation"

course of study, program, programme, curriculum, syllabus

n. an integrated course of academic studies; "he was admitted to a new program at the university"

outline, synopsis, abstract, precis

n. a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory

contrivance, stratagem, dodge

n. an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"

plot, secret plan, game

n. a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal); "they concocted a plot to discredit the governor"; "I saw through his little game from the start"

method acting, method

n. an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed

calendar

n. a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year

ambition, aspiration, dream

n. a cherished desire; "his ambition is to own his own business"

procedure, process

n. a particular course of action intended to achieve a result; "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error"

map, plot, plat

v. plan secretly, usually something illegal; "They plotted the overthrow of the government"

map, chart, map out

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

scheme, intrigue, connive

v. form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner

prepare

v. lead up to and soften by sounding the dissonant note in it as a consonant note in the preceding chord; "prepare the discord in bar 139"

premeditate

v. think or reflect beforehand or in advance; "I rarely premeditate, which is a mistake"

arrange, set up

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

arrange, fix up

v. make arrangements for; "Can you arrange a meeting with the President?"

bring about

v. cause to move into the opposite direction; "they brought about the boat when they saw a storm approaching"

arrange, set

v. adapt for performance in a different way; "set this poem to music"

design

v. intend or have as a purpose; "She designed to go far in the world of business"

make, create

v. make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"

produce, bring about, give rise to

v. cause to happen, occur or exist; "This procedure produces a curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many complaints"; "These chemicals produce a noxious vapor"; "the new President must bring about a change in the health care system"

envision, foresee

v. picture to oneself; imagine possible; "I cannot envision him as President"

manufacture

v. create or produce in a mechanical way; "This novelist has been manufacturing his books following his initial success"

bring about

v. cause to move into the opposite direction; "they brought about the boat when they saw a storm approaching"

improvise, extemporize

v. manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand; "after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks"

originate

v. begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc.; "The flight originates in Calcutta"

mastermind, engineer, direct, organize, organise, orchestrate

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

arrange, set up

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

plot

v. plan secretly, usually something illegal; "They plotted the overthrow of the government"

trump up, concoct

v. invent; "trump up charges"

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