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| abandon |
to leave behind with no plan to return or take possession of again; desert. [1/3 definitions] |
| afterthought |
something not in an original plan or design. [1/2 definitions] |
| allocate |
to give out according to a plan; distribute by lot. [1/2 definitions] |
| amplification |
something that enlarges a statement, plan, idea, or the like. [2/4 definitions] |
| arrange |
to plan or do what is necessary in order to bring something about (often fol. by "for"). [1/4 definitions] |
| arrangement |
a plan or a set of plans. [1/2 definitions] |
| author |
the creator of a plan or work. [1/3 definitions] |
| Babel |
according to the Old Testament, a tower built by the descendants of Noah, which was to reach heaven, a plan frustrated by God, who made communication among workmen impossible by creating a confusion of languages. |
| be going to |
used as an auxiliary verb to express that someone has a plan to do something or that some action or state seems likely based on certain evidence. |
| bill1 |
a list of particulars, such as a menu, theater program, or outline of a plan. [1/7 definitions] |
| blueprint |
a detailed plan or outline. [1/2 definitions] |
| boomerang |
a plan or scheme that unexpectedly backfires on its originator. [1/3 definitions] |
| brainchild |
someone's original idea, plan, or invention. |
| brew |
to develop or plan (sometimes followed by "up"). [1/4 definitions] |
| budget |
to plan the use of something. [1/3 definitions] |
| bum |
(informal) to ask for and get, with no plan to pay back or return. [1/3 definitions] |
| bust2 |
(informal) a plan that has proved to be unsuccessful; flop. [1/10 definitions] |
| by accident |
due to chance, as opposed to plan. [1/2 definitions] |
| campaign |
to follow a plan of action in order to achieve something in politics. [1/2 definitions] |
| chart |
to lay out a plan for. [1/6 definitions] |
| choreograph |
to plan the dance movements of (a single dance, a show, or the like, as in ballet or modern dance). [2 definitions] |
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