nounπShareA systematic plan of future action."The students developed a scheme to study together for the upcoming history exam. "planbusinessorganizationgovernmentactionessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA plot or secret, devious plan."The student had a scheme to get extra credit, but it involved copying answers from another student, which wasn't fair. "planactionbusinesspoliticsgovernmentorganizationessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn orderly combination of related parts."The school's new library scheme features different sections for fiction, non-fiction, and audiobooks, creating an orderly arrangement of books. "plansystemorganizationessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA chart or diagram of a system or object."The science teacher drew a scheme of the solar system on the whiteboard. "systemplanstructurebusinesstechnicalorganizationscienceessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA type of geometric object."The architect drew a detailed scheme of the new building's floor plan. "mathtypefigureessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA council housing estate."The family moved into a new scheme last month, a council housing estate with good schools nearby. "propertyareabuildingessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn artful deviation from the ordinary arrangement of words."The poem used a clever scheme in its rhyme scheme, deviating from the usual ABAB pattern. "languagewritinggrammarstyleliteratureessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA representation of the aspects of the celestial bodies for any moment or at a given event."The astronomer consulted the celestial scheme to determine the position of Jupiter during the family's stargazing trip. "astronomyastrologyessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπSharePart of a uniform resource identifier indicating the protocol or other purpose, such as http: or news:."The website's scheme is http, indicating it uses the standard web protocol. "technologycomputinginternettechnicalessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA portfolio of pension plans with related benefits comprising multiple independent members."The company's new employee benefits scheme includes a variety of pension plans for different departments. "businessfinanceinsuranceorganizationessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo plot, or contrive a plan."The students were scheming a way to get extra recess time. "planactionbusinesspoliticsgovernmentessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo plan; to contrive."The students schemed a surprise party for their teacher. "planactionbusinessgovernmentessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
