scheme

A systematic plan of action: synonym: plan.

A secret or devious plan; a plot.

An orderly plan or arrangement of related parts.

A chart, diagram, or outline of a system or object.

To contrive a plan or scheme for; plot.

To make plans, especially secret or devious ones.

To plan; contrive; plot; project; design.

To form plans; contrive; plan; plot.

In printing, the written or printed summary of the proper quantity of types for each character: in Great Britain a ‘scheme’ of type is called a ‘bill’ of type.

A connected and orderly arrangement, as of related precepts or coördinate theories; a regularly formulated plan; system.