plan

1. (verb) make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his family"
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

2. (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"
Synonyms: be after
Related Words: aim, aspire, go for, hope, intend, mean, shoot for, think, think out

3. (verb) make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack"
Synonyms: contrive, design, project
Related Words: concert, create by mental act, create mentally, map, map out

4. (noun) scale drawing of a structure; "the plans for City Hall were on file"
Synonyms: architectural plan
Related Words: drawing, elevation, floor plan

5. (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"
Synonyms: program, programme
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

6. (verb) make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form; "design a better mousetrap"; "plan the new wing of the museum"
Synonyms: design
Related Words: blueprint, create by mental act, create mentally, draft, draught, engineer, redesign

7. (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"
Synonyms: design
Related Words: American plan, European plan, arrangement, layout, organisation, organization, snare, system, trap



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