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 |
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 |
plot element | a component or element of the plot of a story |
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 |
Gunpowder Plot | a conspiracy inin England to blow up James I and the Houses of Parliament to avenge the persecution of Catholics in England, led by Guy Fawkes |
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 |
plot | the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc., the characters were well drawn but the plot was banal |
storyline plot line | the plot of a book or play or film |
plot | a chart or map showing the movements or progress of an object |
commission plan | a municipal government that combines legislative and executive authority in the members of a commission |
plot plot of land plot of ground patch | a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation, a bean plot, a cabbage patch, a briar patch |
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 |
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 |
plot | plan secretly, usually something illegal, They plotted the overthrow of the government |
plat plot | make a plat of, Plat the town |
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 |
plot | devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play, movie, or ballet), the writer is plotting a new novel |
design plan | make a design of, plan out in systematic, often graphic form, design a better mousetrap, plan the new wing of the museum |
diagram plot | make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed |
open-plan | (of rooms or buildings) having large rooms with few dividing partitions |