Scheme and Shape

Scheme

Scheme verb - To engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends.
Usage example: the town inspector had schemed to overlook the contractor's code violations in exchange for a substantial bribe

Shape and scheme are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shape" instead the word "Scheme" as a noun or a verb.

Shape

Shape verb - To work out the details of (something) in advance.
Usage example: over the winter the committee shaped the company's new marketing strategy

Scheme and shape are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Scheme" instead the word "Shape" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: shaped, shapeless, shapely, shaping

How words are described

good good scheme good shape
exact exact scheme exact shape
distinctive distinctive scheme distinctive shape
particular particular scheme particular shape
Other adjectives: similar, usual, specific, current, original, simple, actual, real, large, big, great, horrible, black, dark, new, unique, traditional, general, bizarre, basic, different, giant, overall.

Common collocations

people scheme people shape people
way scheme way shape way
magic scheme magic shape magic
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