Definitions
A plan or system, especially a clever or organized one.
Word origin
From late Middle English scheame, from Medieval Latin schēma (“figure, form”), from Ancient Greek σχῆμα (skhêma, “form, shape”), from ἔχω (ékhō, “to hold”). Doublet of schema. Compare sketch.
Used in a sentence
“a blue case, from which was drawn a scheme of nativity”
“The stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires, is like cutting off our feet when we want shoes.”
“Originally the opening had doubtless marked the projection of another road, but the scheme had come to nothing.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Secret plan or system”6 letters
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