racket fraudulent scheme illegitimate enterprise | an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit |
pilot project pilot program | activity planned as a test or trial, they funded a pilot project in six states |
black rat snake blacksnake pilot blacksnake mountain blacksnake Elaphe obsoleta | large harmless shiny black North American snake |
pilot whale black whale common blackfish blackfish Globicephala melaena | small darkolored whale of the Atlantic coast of the United States, the largest male acts as pilot or leader for the school |
autopilot automatic pilot robot pilot | a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course |
fender buffer cowcatcher pilot | an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track |
Jacob's ladder jack ladder pilot ladder | (nautical) a hanging ladder of ropes or chains supporting wooden or metal rungs or steps |
naval chart navigational chart pilot chart | a chart for a navigator showing the prevailing meteorological and hydrographic and navigational conditions |
pilot balloon | meteorological balloon used to observe air currents |
pilot bit | a small bit that drills a first hole to guide a larger drill |
pilot boat | a boat to carry pilots to and from large ships |
pilot burner pilot light pilot | small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner |
pilot cloth | a thick blue cloth used to make overcoats and coats for sailors etc |
pilot engine | a locomotive that precedes a train to check the track |
pilot light pilot lamp indicator lamp | indicator consisting of a light to indicate whether power is on or a motor is in operation |
skeen arch skene arch scheme arch diminished arch | an arch whose height is less than half its width |
automatic pilot autopilot | a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness, she went about her chores on automatic pilot, too much of the writing seems to have been done on automatic pilot, she talked and he dozed and my mind went on autopilot |
pilot experiment | a preliminary experiment whose outcome can lead to a more extensive experiment |
outline schema scheme | a schematic or preliminary plan |
scheme strategy | an elaborate and systematic plan of action |
pump-and-dump scheme | an illegal scheme for making money by manipulating stock prices, the schemer persuades other people to buy the stock and then sells it himself as soon as the price of the stock rises |
pyramid scheme | a fraudulent scheme in which people are recruited to make payments to the person who recruited them while expecting to receive payments from the persons they recruit, when the number of new recruits fails to sustain the hierarchical payment structure the scheme collapses with most of the participants losing the money they put in |
schema scheme | an internal representation of the world, an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world |
original archetype pilot | something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies, this painting is a copy of the original |
pilot program pilot film pilot | a program exemplifying a contemplated series, intended to attract sponsors |
dodge dodging scheme | a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery |
hardtack pilot biscuit pilot bread sea biscuit ship biscuit | very hard unsalted biscuit or bread, a former ship's staple |
color scheme colour scheme | a planned combination of colors, the color scheme for this room was determined by an interior decorator |
system scheme | a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole, a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going |
barnstormer stunt flier stunt pilot | a pilot who travels around the country giving exhibits of stunt flying and parachuting |
captain senior pilot | the pilot in charge of an airship |
combat pilot | airplane pilot who fights in an action between two military forces |
copilot co-pilot | a relief pilot on an airplane |
fighter pilot | a military or naval pilot of fighter planes |
military chaplain padre Holy Joe sky pilot | a chaplain in one of the military services |
pilot airplane pilot | someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight |
pilot | a person qualified to guide ships through difficult waters going into or out of a harbor |
test pilot | a pilot hired to fly experimental airplanes through maneuvers designed to test them |
incentive program incentive scheme | a formal scheme for inducing someone (as employees) to do something |
scheme intrigue connive | form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner |
scheme | devise a system or form a scheme for |
navigate pilot | act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance, Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?, Who was navigating the ship during the accident? |
fly aviate pilot | operate an airplane, The pilot flew to Cuba |