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Plan

A draught or form; properly, a representation drawn on a plane, as a map or a chart; especially, a top view, as of a machine, or the representation or delineation of a horizontal section of anything, as of a building; a graphic representation; a diagram.

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Narrower term 19

Agenda 76% connected

of Agendum

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Blueprint 76% connected

See under Print.

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Budget 76% connected

A bag or sack with its contents; hence, a stock or store; an accumulation; as, a budget of inventions.

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Configuration 76% connected

Form, as depending on the relative disposition of the parts of a thing' shape; figure.

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Constellation 76% connected

A cluster or group of fixed stars, or dvision of the heavens, designated in most cases by the name of some animal, or of some mythologial personage,…

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Design 76% connected

To draw preliminary outline or main features of; to sketch for a pattern or model; to delineate; to trace out; to draw.

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Docket 76% connected

A small piece of paper or parchment, containing the heads of a writing; a summary or digest.

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Elevation 76% connected

The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or quality to a higher; -- said of material things, persons, the mind, the voice, etc.; as, the ele…

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Outline 76% connected

The line which marks the outer limits of an object or figure; the exterior line or edge; contour.

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Pattern 76% connected

Anything proposed for imitation; an archetype; an exemplar; that which is to be, or is worthy to be, copied or imitated; as, a pattern of a machine.

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Project 76% connected

The place from which a thing projects, or starts forth.

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Projection 76% connected

The act of throwing or shooting forward.

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Regime 76% connected

Mode or system of rule or management; character of government, or of the prevailing social system.

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Regimen 76% connected

Orderly government; system of order; adminisration.

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Schedule 76% connected

A written or printed scroll or sheet of paper; a document; especially, a formal list or inventory; a list or catalogue annexed to a larger document,…

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Schema 76% connected

An outline or image universally applicable to a general conception, under which it is likely to be presented to the mind; as, five dots in a line are…

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Scheme 76% connected

A combination of things connected and adjusted by design; a system.

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Snare 76% connected

A contrivance, often consisting of a noose of cord, or the like, by which a bird or other animal may be entangled and caught; a trap; a gin.

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Trap 76% connected

To dress with ornaments; to adorn; -- said especially of horses.

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Manner of action 23

Aim 76% connected

To point or direct a missile weapon, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it; as, to aim at a f…

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Aspire 76% connected

To desire with eagerness; to seek to attain something high or great; to pant; to long; -- followed by to or after, and rarely by at; as, to aspire to…

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Blueprint 76% connected

See under Print.

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Chart 76% connected

A sheet of paper, pasteboard, or the like, on which information is exhibited, esp. when the information is arranged in tabular form; as, an historica…

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Compose 76% connected

To form by putting together two or more things or parts; to put together; to make up; to fashion.

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Concert 76% connected

To plan together; to settle or adjust by conference, agreement, or consultation.

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Designate 76% connected

Designated; appointed; chosen.

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Destine 76% connected

To determine the future condition or application of; to set apart by design for a future use or purpose; to fix, as by destiny or by an authoritative…

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Direct 76% connected

Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct line; direct means.

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Draft 76% connected

Pertaining to, or used for, drawing or pulling (as vehicles, loads, etc.). Same as Draught.

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Draught 76% connected

The act of drawing or pulling

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Engineer 76% connected

A person skilled in the principles and practice of any branch of engineering. See under Engineering, n.

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Frame 76% connected

To construct by fitting and uniting the several parts of the skeleton of any structure; specifically, in woodwork, to put together by cutting parts o…

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Hope 76% connected

A sloping plain between mountain ridges.

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Intend 76% connected

To stretch' to extend; to distend.

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Map 76% connected

A representation of the surface of the earth, or of some portion of it, showing the relative position of the parts represented; -- usually on a flat…

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Organize 76% connected

To furnish with organs; to give an organic structure to; to endow with capacity for the functions of life; as, an organized being; organized matter;…

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Plot 76% connected

A small extent of ground; a plat; as, a garden plot.

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Project 76% connected

The place from which a thing projects, or starts forth.

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Propose 76% connected

To set forth.

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Schedule 76% connected

A written or printed scroll or sheet of paper; a document; especially, a formal list or inventory; a list or catalogue annexed to a larger document,…

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Scheme 76% connected

A combination of things connected and adjusted by design; a system.

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Specify 76% connected

To mention or name, as a particular thing; to designate in words so as to distinguish from other things; as, to specify the uses of a plant; to speci…

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Broader term 11

Arrangement 76% connected

The act of arranging or putting in an orderly condition; the state of being arranged or put in order; disposition in suitable form.

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Cerebrate 76% connected

To exhibit mental activity; to have the brain in action.

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Cogitate 76% connected

To engage in continuous thought; to think.

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Drawing 76% connected

of Draw

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Idea 76% connected

The transcript, image, or picture of a visible object, that is formed by the mind; also, a similar image of any object whatever, whether sensible or…

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Intend 76% connected

To stretch' to extend; to distend.

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Mean 76% connected

To have in the mind, as a purpose, intention, etc.; to intend; to purpose; to design; as, what do you mean to do ?

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Organization 76% connected

The act of organizing; the act of arranging in a systematic way for use or action; as, the organization of an army, or of a deliberative body.

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System 76% connected

An assemblage of objects arranged in regular subordination, or after some distinct method, usually logical or scientific; a complete whole of objects…

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Think 76% connected

To seem or appear; -- used chiefly in the expressions methinketh or methinks, and methought.

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Thought 76% connected

of Think

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Derivationally related 8

Contrive 74% connected

To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to invent; to design; to plan.

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Contrive 74% connected

To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to invent; to design; to plan.

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Deviser 74% connected

One who devises.

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Deviser 74% connected

One who devises.

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Planner 74% connected

One who plans; a projector.

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Planner 74% connected

One who plans; a projector.

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Synonym 5

Contrive 92% connected

To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to invent; to design; to plan.

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Design 92% connected

To draw preliminary outline or main features of; to sketch for a pattern or model; to delineate; to trace out; to draw.

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Program 92% connected

Same as Programme.

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Programme 92% connected

That which is written or printed as a public notice or advertisement; a scheme; a prospectus; especially, a brief outline or explanation of the order…

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Project 92% connected

The place from which a thing projects, or starts forth.

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