scheme - noun

an elaborate and systematic plan of action

a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery

a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole

an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world

a schematic or preliminary plan

scheme - verb

• form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
• devise a system or form a scheme for

scheme - thesaurus

connive   dodge   dodging   intrigue   outline   schema   strategy   system