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plan
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[ noun ] a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
Examples "they drew up a six-step plan" "they discussed plans for a new bond issue" Used in print (The Atlanta Constitution...)Fulton legislators `` work with city officials to pass enabling_legislation that will permit the establishment of a fair and equitable '' pension plan for city employes . A Highway_Department source said there also is a plan there to issue some $ 3 million to $ 4 million worth of Rural_Roads_Authority bonds for rural road construction work . The Highway_Department source told The_Constitution , however , that Vandiver has not been consulted yet about the plans to issue the new rural roads bonds . (The Dallas Morning News,...)Marshall_Formby of Plainview , former chairman of the Texas_Highway_Commission , suggested a plan to fill by appointment future vacancies in the Legislature and Congress , eliminating the need for costly special elections . Under Formby 's plan , an appointee would be selected by a board composed of the governor , lieutenant_governor , speaker of the House , attorney_general and chief_justice of the Texas_Supreme_Court . |
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[ verb ] have the will and intention to carry out some action
Synonyms Examples "He plans to be in graduate school next year" "The rebels had planned turmoil and confusion" Used in print (The Sun, [Baltimore],...)Ralph_Houk , successor to Casey_Stengel at the Yankee helm , plans to bring the entire New_York squad here from St._Petersburg , including Joe_Dimaggio and large crowds are anticipated for both weekend games . (St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)After Thursday 's open date , Solly plans to open with Larry_Jackson against the Cubs here Friday night . (Chicago Daily Tribune...)They plan to become county people who know the proper way to terminate a fox 's life on earth . (Frederick Mosteller et al., Probability with...)A family of five plans to go together either to the beach or to the mountains , and a coin is tossed to decide . (Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)There would be great need soon for his skill as surgeon , but somehow he had not planned to use his knowledge merely for war . |
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[ noun ] an arrangement scheme
Synonyms Examples "the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult" "it was an excellent design for living" "a plan for seating guests" Used in print (The Sun, [Baltimore],...)Over the first five frames , Jack_Fisher , the big righthander who figures to be in_the_middle of Oriole plans for a drive on the 1961 American_League pennant , held the A 's scoreless while yielding three scattered hits . (Max F. Millikan and Donald L. M. Blackmer,...)For_example , in accordance with the fashion of the times , most transitional societies have announced economic development plans of varying numbers of years ; such is the mystique of planning that people expect that fulfillment of the plan will follow automatically upon its announcement . For_example , in accordance with the fashion of the times , most transitional societies have announced economic development plans of varying numbers of years ; such is the mystique of planning that people expect that fulfillment of the plan will follow automatically upon its announcement . (Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)This something leads to a conception of an over-all Social Plan with a meaning interpretable in_terms_of ultimate ends ; for_example , a plan that fulfills the will of God , which advances the Kingdom_of_God , which involves social life as part of the Grand Design . (Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)Since the complicated process of establishing new communes and reviewing the rudimentary plan left by the_French did not even begin until the fall of 1957 , this goal appears somewhat ambitious . Related terms arrangement configuration layout trap European_plan hotel_plan American_plan |
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[ verb ] make plans for something
Examples "He is planning a trip with his family" Used in print (Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)To minimize the chances of repeating the Balafrej debacle the Ibrahim government was formed a titre personnel and a special office was created in the Ministry_of_the_Interior to plan and to conduct the elections . (Robert L. Duncan, The Voice of Strangers....)It was rather a childish game , all_in_all , but everybody seemed to be getting_into the spirit of the thing and he could not remember when he had enjoyed planning anything quite so much . (John Cheever, "The Brigadier and the Golf Widow,"...)Then , getting_back into bed , he thought unashamedly of Mrs._Flannagan , planning where they would next meet and what they would do . (Marvin Schiller, "The Sheep's in the Meadow,"...)I looked_for Jessica to materialize out of the clogging , curdling crowd and , as the time passed and I waited , a fiend came_to_life beside me and whispered in my ear : How was I planning to greet Jessica ? |
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[ noun ] (architecture,fine art) scale drawing of a structure
Synonyms Examples "the plans for City Hall were on file" Used in print (Edward Austin Walton, "On Education for the Interior...)Makes drawings and plans of rooms showing placement of furniture , floor_coverings , wall decorations , and determines color_schemes . (Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)Less ambitious freeway plans may be more successful - especially when the roadways and interchanges are raised , allowing_for cross access at many points and providing parking_areas below the ramp . Related terms |
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[ verb ] make or work out a plan for; devise
Examples "They contrived to murder their boss" design a new sales strategy" "plan an attack" Used in print (Edward Austin Walton, "On Education for the Interior...)The controversy of the last few years over whether architects or interior_designers should plan the interiors of modern buildings has brought clearly into focus one important difference_of_opinion . The architects do not believe that the education of the interior_designer is sufficiently good or sufficiently extended to compare with that of the architect and that , therefore , the interior_designer is incapable of understanding the architectural principles involved in planning the interior of a building . `` Designs , plans and furnishes interiors of houses , commercial and institutional structures , hotels , clubs , ships , theaters , as_well_as set_decorations for motion_picture arts and television . (W. E. B. DuBois, Worlds of Color....)Now , if I were you I would just plan to repair the old church so it would last for five or ten years . (Robert L. Duncan, The Voice of Strangers....)In_any_event Rector sent him to the local hospital to have it checked , telling him to keep_his_ears_open while he was in the village to see if he could find_out what Kayabashi was planning . Related terms create_by_mental_act map concert undertaking invention planner planning project |
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[ verb ] make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form
Synonyms Examples "design a better mousetrap" "plan the new wing of the museum" Used in print (Covered Bridge Topics, XIX:2...)Timothy_Palmer , who invented and later patented the arch type of construction for wooden bridges , was the genius who planned and supervised the building of the Essex , or `` Deer_Island '' bridge although the actual work was carried_out under the direction of William_Coombs , who received 300 as recompense . |
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