1.  design(n = noun.act) designing - 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"
is a kind of creating by mental acts
has particulars: planning
Derived forms verb design₂, verb design₄

2.  design(n = noun.cognition) 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"
is a kind of arrangement, organisation, organization, system
has particulars: configuration, constellation, layout, snare, trap, hotel plan, meal plan
Derived forms verb design₂, verb design₁

3.  design(n = noun.cognition) blueprint, pattern - something intended as a guide for making something else; "a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt"
is a kind of plan, program, programme

4.  design(n = noun.artifact) figure, pattern - a decorative or artistic work; "the coach had a design on the doors"
is a kind of decoration, ornament, ornamentation
has particulars: argyle, argyll, bear claw, damascene, decal, decalcomania, device, emblem, herringbone, herringbone pattern, linocut, mandala, mihrab, motif, motive, polka dot, pyrograph, screen saver, sunburst, tattoo, tetraskele, tetraskelion, triskele, triskelion, weave, marking
Derived forms verb design₃, verb design₅

5.  design(n = noun.cognition) aim, intent, intention, purpose - 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"
is a kind of end, goal
has particulars: idea, mind, cross-purpose, final cause, sake, view, will
Derived forms verb design₇, verb design₆, verb design₁

6.  design(n = noun.artifact) - a preliminary sketch indicating the plan for something; "the design of a building"
is a kind of sketch, study
Derived forms verb design₂, verb design₄

7.  design(n = noun.cognition) conception, excogitation, innovation, invention - the creation of something in the mind;
is a kind of creative thinking, creativeness, creativity
has particulars: concoction, contrivance
Derived forms verb design₁, verb design₄

1.  design(v = verb.creation) contrive, plan, project - make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack"
is one way to create by mental act, create mentally
Derived forms noun design₇, noun design₂, noun design₅
Sample sentences: Did he design his major works over a short period of time?; They design the cape

2.  design(v = verb.cognition) - plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect; "This room is not designed for work"
is one way to designate, destine, intend, specify
Derived forms noun design₁, noun design₆, noun design₂
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP

3.  design(v = verb.creation) - create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner; "Chanel designed the famous suit"
is one way to create, make
Derived forms noun design₄, noun designer₂, noun designer₅, noun designing₁
Sample sentences: Did he design his major works over a short period of time?

4.  design(v = verb.creation) plan - make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form; "design a better mousetrap"; "plan the new wing of the museum"
is one way to create by mental act, create mentally
Derived forms noun design₁, noun design₆, noun design₇, noun designer₂, noun designing₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

5.  design(v = verb.creation) - create designs; "Dupont designs for the house of Chanel"
is one way to create, make
Derived forms noun design₄, noun designer₅, noun designer₁
Sample sentences: Did he design his major works over a short period of time?

6.  design(v = verb.creation) - conceive or fashion in the mind; invent; "She designed a good excuse for not attending classes that day"
is one way to conceive, conceptualise, conceptualize, gestate
Derived form noun design₅
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

7.  design(v = verb.cognition) - intend or have as a purpose; "She designed to go far in the world of business"
is one way to intend, mean, think
Derived form noun design₅
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE

design, n. & v.
--n.
1 a a preliminary plan or sketch for the making or production of a building, machine, garment, etc. b the art of producing these.
2 a scheme of lines or shapes forming a pattern or decoration.
3 a plan, purpose, or intention.
4 a the general arrangement or layout of a product. b an established version of a product (one of our most popular designs).
--v.
1 tr. produce a design for (a building, machine, picture, garment, etc.).
2 tr. intend, plan, or purpose (the remark was designed to offend; a course designed for beginners; designed an attack).
3 absol. be a designer.

Idiom:
argument from design Theol. the argument that God's existence is provable by the evidence of design in the universe. by design on purpose. have designs on plan to harm or appropriate.

Etymology:
F d{eacute}signer appoint or obs. F desseing ult. f. L designare DESIGNATE

N  intent, intention, intentionality, purpose, quo animo, project, undertaking, predetermination, design, ambition, contemplation, mind, animus, view, purview, proposal, study, look out, final cause, raison d'etre, cui bono, object, aim, end, the be all and the end all, drift, tendency, destination, mark, point, butt, goal, target, bull's-eye, quintain, prey, quarry, game, decision, determination, resolve, fixed set purpose, settled purpose, ultimatum, resolution, wish, arriere pensee, motive, teleology, intended, intentional, advised, express, determinate, prepense, bound for, intending, minded, bent upon, at stake, on the anvil, on the tapis, in view, in prospect, in the breast of, in petto, teleological, intentionally, advisedly, wittingly, knowingly, designedly, purposely, on purpose, by design, studiously, pointedly, with intent, deliberately, with one's eyes open, in cold blood, for, with a view, with an eye to, in order to, in order that, to the end that, with the intent that, for the purpose of, with the view of, in contemplation of, on account of, in pursuance of, pursuant to, quo animo, to all intents and purposes, The road to hell is paved with good intentions, sublimi feriam sidera vertice.

VB  intend, purpose, design, mean, have to, propose to oneself, harbor a design, have in view, have in contemplation, have in one's eye, have in petto, have an eye to, bid for, labor for, be after, aspire after, endeavor after, be at, aim at, drive at, point at, level at, aspire at, take aim, set before oneself, study to, take upon oneself, take into one's head, meditate, contemplate of, think of, dream of, talk of, premeditate, compass, calculate, destine, destinate, propose, project, have a mind to, desire, pursue.

N  plan, scheme, design, project, proposal, proposition, suggestion, resolution, motion, precaution, deep- laid plan, system, organization, germ, sketch, skeleton, outline, draught, draft, ebauche, brouillon, rough cast, rough draft, draught copy, copy, proof, revise, drawing, scheme, schematic, graphic, chart, flow chart (representation), forecast, program, programme, prospectus, carte du pays, card, bill, protocol, order of the day, list of agenda, bill of fare, base of operations, platform, plank, slate, ticket, role, policy, contrivance, invention, expedient, receipt, nostrum, artifice, device, pipelaying, stratagem, trick, alternative, loophole, shift, last shift, measure, step, stroke, stroke of policy, master stroke, trump card, court card, cheval de bataille, great gun, coup, coup d'etat, clever stroke, bold stroke, good move, good hit, good stroke, bright thought, bright idea, intrigue, cabal, plot, conspiracy, complot, machination, subplot, underplot, counterplot, schemer, schemist, schematist, strategist, machinator, projector, artist, promoter, designer, conspirator, intrigant, planned, strategic, strategical, planning, prepared, in course of preparation, under consideration, on the tapis, on the carpet, on the floor.

VB  plan, scheme, design, frame, contrive, project, forecast, sketch, devise, invent, set one's wits to work, spring a project, fall upon, hit upon, strike out, chalk out, cut out, lay out, map out, lay down a plan, shape out a course, mark out a course, predetermine, concert, preconcert, preestablish, prepare, hatch, hatch a plot concoct, take steps, take measures, cast, recast, systematize, organize, arrange, digest, mature, plot, counter-plot, counter-mine, dig a mine, lay a train, intrigue.

N  prototype, original, model, pattern, precedent, standard, ideal, reference, scantling, type, archetype, antitype, protoplast, module, exemplar, example, ensample, paradigm, lay-figure, text, copy, design, fugleman, keynote, die, mold, matrix, last, plasm, proplasm, protoplasm, mint, seal, punch, intaglio, negative, stamp, a precedent embalms a principle, exempla sunt odiosa.

N  representation, representment, imitation, illustration, delineation, depictment, imagery, portraiture, iconography, design, designing, art, fine arts, painting, sculpture, engraving, photography, cinematography, radiography, autoradiography, fluorography, sciagraphy, personation, personification, impersonation, drama, picture, photo, photograph, daguerreotype, snapshot, X-ray photo, movie film, movie, tracing, scan, TV image, video image, image file, graphics, computer graphics, televideo, closed-circuit TV, copy, drawing, sketch, drought, draft, plot, chart, figure, scheme, image, likeness, icon, portrait, striking likeness, speaking likeness, very image, effigy, facsimile, figure, figure head, puppet, doll, figurine, aglet, manikin, lay- figure, model, mammet, marionette, fantoccini, waxwork, bust, statue, statuette, ideograph, hieroglyphic, anaglyph, kanji, diagram, monogram, map, plan, chart, ground plan, projection, elevation (plan), ichnography, cartography, atlas, outline, scheme, view, radiograph, scotograph, sciagraph, spectrogram, heliogram, represent, representing, representative, illustrative, represented, imitative, figurative, iconic, like, graphic, cinquecento quattrocento, trecento.

N  painting, depicting, drawing, design, perspective, sciagraphy, skiagraphy, chiaroscuro, composition, treatment, historical painting, portrait painting, miniature painting, landscape painting, marine painting, still life, flower painting, scene painting, scenography, school, style, the grand style, high art, genre, portraiture, ornamental art, monochrome, polychrome, grisaille, pallet, palette, easel, brush, pencil, stump, black lead, charcoal, crayons, chalk, pastel, paint, watercolor, body color, oil color, oils, oil paint, varnish, priming, gouache, tempera, distemper, fresco, water glass, enamel, encaustic painting, mosaic, tapestry, photography, heliography, color photography, sun painting, graphics, computer graphics, picture, painting, piece, tableau, canvas, oil painting, fresco, cartoon, easel picture, cabinet picture, draught, draft, pencil drawing, water color drawing, etching, charcoal, pen-and-ink, sketch, outline, study, photograph, color photograph, black-and-white photograph, holograph, heliograph, daguerreotype, talbotype, calotype, heliotype, negative, positive, print, glossy print, matte print, enlargement, reduction, life-size print, instant photo, Polaroid photo, technicolor, Kodachrome, Ektachrome, Polaroid, portrait, whole length, full length, half length, kitcat, head, miniature, shade, silhouette, profile, landscape, seapiece, view, scene, prospect, panorama, diorama, still life, picture gallery, exhibit, studio, atelier, pinacotheca, painted, pictorial, graphic, picturesque, pencil, oil, in pencil, fecit, delineavit, mutum est pictura poema.

VB  paint, design, limn draw, sketch, pencil, scratch, shade, stipple, hatch, dash off, chalk out, square up, color, dead color, wash, varnish, draw in pencil, paint in oils, stencil, depict.

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