Noun

1. An elaborate and systematic plan of action
2. A statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery
3. A group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
4. An internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world
5. A schematic or preliminary plan

Verb

1. Form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
2. Devise a system or form a scheme for