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DESIGN

Definition:

1. [noun] the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan); "he contributed to the design of a new instrument"
   Synonyms: ing
   
   
2. [noun] an arrangement scheme; "the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult"; "it was an excellent design for living"; "a plan for seating guests"
   Synonyms: plan
   
   
3. [noun] something intended as a guide for making something else; "a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt"
   Synonyms: blueprint, pattern
   
   
4. [noun] a decorative or artistic work; "the coach had a design on the doors"
   Synonyms: pattern, figure
   
   
5. [noun] an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs"
   Synonyms: purpose, intent, intention, aim
   
   
6. [noun] a preliminary sketch indicating the plan for something; "the design of a building"
   
   
7. [noun] the creation of something in the mind
   Synonyms: invention, innovation, excogitation, conception
   
   
8. [verb] make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack"
   Synonyms: plan, project, contrive
   
   
9. [verb] design something for a specific role or purpose or effect; "This room is not designed for work"
   
   
10. [verb] create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner; "Chanel designed the famous suit"
    
    
11. [verb] make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form; "design a better mousetrap"; "plan the new wing of the museum"
    Synonyms: plan
    
    
12. [verb] create designs; "Dupont designs for the house of Chanel"
    
    
13. [verb] conceive or fashion in the mind; invent; "She designed a good excuse for not attending classes that day"
    
    
14. [verb] intend or have as a purpose; "She designed to go far in the world of business"
    
    

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Related Words:

• concert
• map, map out
• cut, tailor
• make up
• engineer
• redesign
• blueprint, draft, draught
• planning
• configuration, constellation
• layout
• trap, snare
• hotel plan, meal plan
• argyle, argyll
• bear claw
• damascene
• decal, decalcomania
• device
• emblem
• linocut
• mandala
• mihrab
• motif
• polka dot
• pyrograph
• screen saver
• tattoo
• tetraskelion, tetraskele
• triskelion, triskele
• weave
• marking
• mind, idea
• cross-purpose
• sake
• view
• will
• concoction
• contrivance

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