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Noun | 1. | ![]() idea, thought - the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind" audit program, audit programme - a listing of audit procedures to be performed in completing an audit master plan - a long-term outline of a project or government function; "the zoning board adopted a master plan for the new development" blueprint, design, pattern - something intended as a guide for making something else; "a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt" plan of action - a plan for actively doing something project, projection - a planned undertaking pension account, pension plan, retirement account, retirement plan, retirement program, retirement savings account, retirement savings plan - a plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement employee savings plan - a plan that allows employees to contribute to an investment pool managed the employer road map, guideline - a detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of action; "the president said he had a road map for normalizing relations with Vietnam" stock purchase plan - an organized plan for employees of a company to buy shares of its stock budget - a summary of intended expenditures along with proposals for how to meet them; "the president submitted the annual budget to Congress" |
2. | plan - an arrangement scheme; "the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult"; "it was an excellent design for living"; "a plan for seating guests" organization, arrangement, organisation, system - an organized structure for arranging or classifying; "he changed the arrangement of the topics"; "the facts were familiar but it was in the organization of them that he was original"; "he tried to understand their system of classification" configuration, constellation - an arrangement of parts or elements; "the outcome depends on the configuration of influences at the time" layout - a plan or design of something that is laid out snare, trap - something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares; "the exam was full of trap questions"; "it was all a snare and delusion" hotel plan, meal plan - a plan and a room rate for providing a room and meals to guests at a hotel | |
3. | ![]() drawing - a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines; "drawings of abstract forms"; "he did complicated pen-and-ink drawings like medieval miniatures" elevation - drawing of an exterior of a structure floor plan - scale drawing of a horizontal section through a building at a given level; contrasts with elevation | |
Verb | 1. | plan - 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" think out - consider carefully and rationally; "Every detail has been thought out" |
2. | plan - make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his family" cerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere" schedule - plan for an activity or event; "I've scheduled a concert next week" chart - plan in detail; "Bush is charting a course to destroy Saddam Hussein" propose, project - present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.; "He proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism"; "She proposed a new theory of relativity" plot - plan secretly, usually something illegal; "They plotted the overthrow of the government" scheme - devise a system or form a scheme for mastermind, orchestrate, engineer, organize, organise, direct - plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery" lay out - provide a detailed plan or design; "She laid out her plans for the new house" schedule - make a schedule; plan the time and place for events; "I scheduled an exam for this afternoon" | |
3. | plan - make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack" create by mental act, create mentally - create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands plot - devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play, movie, or ballet); "the writer is plotting a new novel" concert - contrive (a plan) by mutual agreement | |
4. | plan - make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form; "design a better mousetrap"; "plan the new wing of the museum" engineer - design as an engineer; "He engineered the water supply project" create by mental act, create mentally - create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands redesign - design anew, make a new design for |