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schem|ing — «SKEE mihng», adjective. making tricky schemes; crafty. SYNONYM(S): plotting, intriguing, contriving, designing, wily. –schem´ing|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
schem — schem·er; schem·ing·ly; … English syllables
ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… … English syllables
schem´er — scheme «skeem», noun, verb, schemed, schem|ing. –n. 1. a program of action; plan: »He has a scheme for extracting salt from seawater. It forms no part of our scheme to tell what became of the remainder (Thackeray). SYNONYM(S): design, project … Useful english dictionary
schemingly — schem·ing·ly … English syllables
scheming — schem•ing [[t]ˈski mɪŋ[/t]] adj. given to making plans, esp. sly and underhand ones; crafty; calculating • Etymology: 1830–40 schem′ing•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
Scheming — Schem ing, a. Given to forming schemes; artful; intriguing. {Schem ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Schemingly — Scheming Schem ing, a. Given to forming schemes; artful; intriguing. {Schem ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scheme — scheme1 [ skim ] noun count ** 1. ) a plan for achieving something, especially something illegal or dishonest: It sounds like just another crazy money making scheme. a scheme to do something: a scheme to import illegal foreign goods a ) BRITISH a … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
scheme — [[t]skim[/t]] n. v. schemed, schem•ing 1) a plan, design, or program of action; project 2) an underhand plot; intrigue 3) any system or pattern of correlated things, parts, etc., or the manner of their arrangement: a color scheme[/ex] 4) an… … From formal English to slang
