scheme in WordNet English dictionary

1. form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
   scheme  intrigue  connive 
   
2. devise a system or form a scheme for
   scheme 
   

1. a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
   dodge  dodging  scheme 
   
2. a schematic or preliminary plan
   outline  schema  scheme 
   
3. an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world
   schema  scheme 
   
4. an elaborate and systematic plan of action
   scheme  strategy 
   
5. a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
   "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going"
   system  scheme