<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a plan, design, or program of action to be followed; project</li><li>an underhand plot; intrigue</li><li>Synonyms: conspiracy, cabal, stratagem</li><li>a visionary or impractical project</li><li>a body or system of related doctrines, theories, etc.: a scheme of philosophy</li><li>any system of correlated things, parts, etc., or the manner of its arrangement</li><li>Synonyms: schema, pattern</li><li>a plan, program, or policy officially adopted and followed, as by a government or business</li><li>The company's pension scheme is very successful</li><li>an analytical or tabular statement</li><li>a diagram, map, or the like</li><li>an astrological diagram of the heavens</li></ul>