plan

1. noun

1)

a plan for raising money

Syn:

procedure, scheme, strategy, idea, proposal, proposition, suggestion; project, program, system, method, stratagem, formula, recipe; way, means, measure, tactic

2)

her plan was to win a medal

Syn:

intention, aim, idea, intent, objective, object, goal, target, ambition

3)

plans for the clubhouse

Syn:

blueprint, drawing, diagram, sketch, layout; illustration, representation

2. verb

1)

plan your route in advance

Syn:

organize, arrange, work out, design, outline, map out, prepare, schedule, formulate, frame, develop, devise, concoct; plot, scheme, hatch, brew, slate

2)

he plans to buy a house

Syn:

intend, aim, propose, mean, hope, want, wish, desire, envisage; formal purpose

See note at intend

3)

I'm planning a new garden

Syn:

design, draw up, sketch out, map out