Word Finder - plans

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A drawing showing technical details of a building, machine, etc., with unwanted details omitted, and often using symbols rather than detailed drawing to represent doors, valves, etc.

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The plans for many important buildings were once publicly available.

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A set of intended actions, usually mutually related, through which one expects to achieve a goal.

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He didn't really have a plan; he had a goal and a habit of control.

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A two-dimensional drawing of a building as seen from above with obscuring or irrelevant details such as roof removed, or of a floor of a building, revealing the internal layout; as distinct from the elevation.

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Seen in plan, the building had numerous passageways not apparent to visitors.

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• floor plan

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A method; a way of procedure; a custom.

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A subscription to a service.

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a phone plan

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To design (a building, machine, etc.).

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The architect planned the building for the client.

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To create a plan for.

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They jointly planned the project in phases, with good detail for the first month.

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To intend.

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He planned to go, but work intervened.

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To make a plan.

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They planned for the worst, bringing lots of emergency supplies.

All your plans worked out.

After all, her plans were going so well.

His plans hadn't worked out, so now he was bitter because hers did?

It looks like he has other plans.

I've already discussed my plans with Mom, and she's going to watch Tammy.

I had grand plans to build and run a large-scale horse ranch.

You shouldn't change your goals simply because they don't fit into someone else's plans.

At such moments one reviews the past and plans for the future.

No. I really do have plans for this weekend.

I'm sure you'll fit into his plans.

I thought... of all people, he'd tell you his plans.

So her plans were changed.

For once, she wished she.d paid attention when her sister told her about travel plans.

I won't interfere with any honeymoon plans?

He expected the news and turned away from the wall displaying his woman to the wall displaying his battle plans.

He was puzzled by the question given that she had written most of the plans.

I love you, and I will call tonight, we'll make plans for tomorrow, okay?

Can we talk wedding plans now?

It sounds nice, but I want time to make plans for my wedding.

They talked for hours about their plans together.

I guess I can say marriage isn't in either of our plans.

I hear he plans to get two of everything.

For the next two days she tried to focus on the wedding plans.

Do you know he already has all kinds of plans for my property?

She would have been a terrific mother too, but I guess it wasn't in the plans.

I'm afraid children aren't in our plans for a while.

We haven't made any plans.

Got plans for tonight?

His plans were only partially carried out.

It was impossible first because--as experience shows that a three-mile movement of columns on a battlefield never coincides with the plans--the probability of Chichagov, Kutuzov, and Wittgenstein effecting a junction on time at an appointed place was so remote as to be tantamount to impossibility, as in fact thought Kutuzov, who when he received the plan remarked that diversions planned over great distances do not yield the desired results.

Roxanne had a set her cap for him and Adrienne had no intention of being the one to spoil her friends' plans.

I have plans too, you know - and they don't include dropping out three months short of graduation.

She felt deceitful pumping Mrs. Marsh for information about Brandon's plans, but it was the perfect opportunity.

Apparently Mrs. Marsh had no idea of Brandon's plans for his future.

The only problem is that it all doesn't fit into your preconceived plans.

The issue was that Brandon hadn't included her in his plans.

Wouldn't it be foolish to abandon the carefully laid plans that had helped her achieve her goals in the first place?

How would they fit into Bordeaux's plans?

What were his plans for the future?

I tried to ask you more than once, but someone was always interrupting and throwing a new kink in my plans.

Between times we made plans for a trip to Iowa where I'd meet my in-laws for the first time and we'd firm up plans for our October wedding, to be held on Betsy's home turf.

We firmed plans although it meant my cancelling a night out with a coworker.

Once on our stools and served, I asked him his plans if he did in fact recognize the town of his dream.

We gave only limited thought to the upcoming session as our pre wedding trip and plans took precedence in our hectic schedule.

Quinn was finishing removing the plans and I helped hauling them to the attached garage.

Each of us nervously cut ties with our past by giving notice, making moving plans and advising our few friends and relatives.

The house was far too large for us with five bedrooms and three baths but Betsy had plans!

In the Gustefson home resides a delightful young lady for whom I have special plans.

Betty-Boop or whatever your name is, if you tarry much longer I may be forced to introduce myself, though taking you, at least at this time, would cause a mild alteration to my carefully formulated plans.

Jenn's been puttin' the hurt on her sources for info on Talon's plans.