approach attack plan of attack | ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation, his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons, an attack on inflation, his plan of attack was misguided |
seizure-alert dog | a dog that can alert or assist people with seizure disorders |
floor plan | scale drawing of a horizontal section through a building at a given level, contrasts with elevation |
ground plan | a floor plan for the ground level of a building |
plan architectural plan | scale drawing of a structure, the plans for City Hall were on file |
design plan | an arrangement scheme, the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult, it was an excellent design for living, a plan for seating guests |
plan program programme | a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished, they drew up a six-step plan, they discussed plans for a new bond issue |
master plan | a long-term outline of a project or government function, the zoning board adopted a master plan for the new development |
plan of action | a plan for actively doing something |
battle plan | plan for conducting a battle |
travel plan itinerary | a proposed route of travel |
game plan | (sports) a plan for achieving an objective in some sport |
game plan | (figurative) a carefully thought out strategy for achieving an objective in war or politics or business or personal affairs, newscasters speculated about the President's game plan for an invasion |
plot secret plan game | a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal), they concocted a plot to discredit the governor, I saw through his little game from the start |
pension plan pension account retirement plan retirement savings plan retirement savings account retirement account retirement program | a plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement |
Keogh plan | a tax-deferred pension plan for employees of unincorporated businesses or for self-employed persons |
employee savings plan | a plan that allows employees to contribute to an investment pool managed the employer |
stock purchase plan | an organized plan for employees of a company to buy shares of its stock |
employee stock ownership plan ESOP | a program under which employees regularly accumulate shares and may ultimately assume control of the company |
air alert | the warning signal that begins a period of preparation for an enemy air attack |
alarm alert warning signal alarum | an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger |
alert alerting | a warning serves to make you more alert to danger |
Emergency Alert System EAS | a federal warning system that is activated by FEMA, enables the President to take over the United States airwaves to warn the whole country of major catastrophic events |
commission plan | a municipal government that combines legislative and executive authority in the members of a commission |
Marshall Plan European Recovery Program | a United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (-), named after George Marshall |
installment plan installment buying time plan | a system for paying for goods by installments |
hotel plan meal plan | a plan and a room rate for providing a room and meals to guests at a hotel |
American plan | a hotel plan that includes three meals daily |
modified American plan | a hotel plan that includes breakfast and dinner (but not lunch) |
Bermuda plan | a hotel plan that provides a full breakfast daily |
European plan continental plan | a hotel plan that provides a continental breakfast daily |
alert qui vive | condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action, bombers were put on alert during the crisis |
air alert | the condition in which combat aircraft are airborne and ready for an operation, aircraft in the Mideast are on air alert |
red alert | the highest level of alert when an attack by the enemy seems imminent (or more generally a state of alert resulting from imminent danger) |
strip alert | a state of readiness for domestic defense aircraft, the Air Force will keep fighters on strip alert at bases around the country |
air alert | the time period during which military and civilian agencies are prepared for an enemy air attack |
plan | make plans for something, He is planning a trip with his family |
plan be after | have the will and intention to carry out some action, He plans to be in graduate school next year, The rebels had planned turmoil and confusion |
alarm alert | warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness, The empty house alarmed him, We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries |
plan project contrive design | make or work out a plan for, devise, They contrived to murder their boss, design a new sales strategy, plan an attack |
design plan | make a design of, plan out in systematic, often graphic form, design a better mousetrap, plan the new wing of the museum |
alert watchful | engaged in or accustomed to close observation, caught by a couple of alert cops, alert enough to spot the opportunity when it came, constantly alert and vigilant, like a sentinel on duty |
alert alive(p) awake(p) | mentally perceptive and responsive,an alert mind, alert to the problems, alive to what is going on, awake to the dangers of her situation, was now awake to the reality of his predicament |
alert brisk lively merry rattling snappy spanking zippy | quick and energetic, a brisk walk in the park, a lively gait, a merry chase, traveling at a rattling rate, a snappy pace, a spanking breeze |
open-plan | (of rooms or buildings) having large rooms with few dividing partitions |