plan
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(verb) make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his family" |
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Related Words: cerebrate, chart, cogitate, compose, designate, destine, direct, draw up, engineer, frame, intend, lay out, mastermind, orchestrate, organize, outline, plot, project, propose, schedule, scheme, specify, think |
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(verb) have the will and intention to carry out some action; "He plans to be in graduate school next year"; "The rebels had planned turmoil and confusion" |
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Synonyms: be after |
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Related Words: aim, aspire, go for, hope, intend, mean, shoot for, think, think out |
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(verb) make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack" |
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Synonyms: contrive, design, project |
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Related Words: concert, create by mental act, create mentally, map, map out |
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(noun) scale drawing of a structure; "the plans for City Hall were on file" |
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Synonyms: architectural plan |
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Related Words: drawing, elevation, floor plan |
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(noun) a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue" |
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Synonyms: program, programme |
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Related Words: agenda, blueprint, budget, design, docket, idea, master plan, outline, pattern, pension plan, plan of action, project, projection, regime, regimen, retirement plan, retirement program, schedule, schema, stock purchase plan, thought |
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(verb) make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form; "design a better mousetrap"; "plan the new wing of the museum" |
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Synonyms: design |
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Related Words: blueprint, create by mental act, create mentally, draft, draught, engineer, redesign |
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(noun) an arrangement scheme; "the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult"; "it was an excellent design for living"; "a plan for seating guests" |
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Synonyms: design |
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Related Words: American plan, European plan, arrangement, layout, organisation, organization, snare, system, trap |
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