design

[De*sign·]

To design is to conceive, create, sketch out, or invent something. An architect might design a new apartment building, and an inventor might design a new smart phone.

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To draw preliminary outline or main features of; to sketch for a pattern or model; to delineate; to trace out; to draw.

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"

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a decorative or artistic work; "the coach had a design on the doors"

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a preliminary sketch indicating the plan for something; "the design of a building"

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the creation of something in the mind

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an arrangement scheme; "the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult"; "it was an excellent design for living"; "a plan for seating guests"

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Noun
something intended as a guide for making something else; "a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt"

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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 d

Verb
intend or have as a purpose; "She designed to go far in the world of business"

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design something for a specific role or purpose or effect; "This room is not designed for work"

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conceive or fashion in the mind; invent; "She designed a good excuse for not attending classes that day"

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make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack"

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make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form; "design a better mousetrap"; "plan the new wing of the museum"

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create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner; "Chanel designed the famous suit"

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create designs; "Dupont designs for the house of Chanel"


n.
To draw preliminary outline or main features of; to sketch for a pattern or model; to delineate; to trace out; to draw.

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To mark out and exhibit; to designate; to indicate; to show; to point out; to appoint.

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To create or produce, as a work of art; to form a plan or scheme of; to form in idea; to invent; to project; to lay out in the mind; as, a man designs an essay, a poem, a statue, or a cathedral.

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To intend or purpose; -- usually with for before the remote object, but sometimes with to.

v. i.
To form a design or designs; to plan.

n.
A preliminary sketch; an outline or pattern of the main features of something to be executed, as of a picture, a building, or a decoration; a delineation; a plan.

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A plan or scheme formed in the mind of something to be done; preliminary conception; idea intended to be expressed in a visible form or carried into action; intention; purpose; -- often used in a bad sense for evil intention or purpose; scheme; plot.

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Specifically, intention or purpose as revealed or inferred from the adaptation of means to an end; as, the argument from design.

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The realization of an inventive or decorative plan; esp., a work of decorative art considered as a new creation; conception or plan shown in completed work; as, this carved panel is a fine design, or of a fine design.

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The invention and conduct of the subject; the disposition of every part, and the general order of the whole.


Design

De*sign" (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Designed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Designing.] [F. d'82signer to designate, cf. F. dessiner to draw, dessin drawing, dessein a plan or scheme; all, ultimately, from L. designare to designate; de- + signare to mark, mark out, signum mark, sign. See Sign, and cf. Design, n., Designate.] 1. To draw preliminary outline or main features of; to sketch for a pattern or model; to delineate; to trace out; to draw. Dryden. 2. To mark out and exhibit; to designate; to indicate; to show; to point out; to appoint.
We shall see Justice design the victor's chivalry.
Meet me to-morrow where the master And this fraternity shall design.
3. To create or produce, as a work of art; to form a plan or scheme of; to form in idea; to invent; to project; to lay out in the mind; as, a man designs an essay, a poem, a statue, or a cathedral. 4. To intend or purpose; -- usually with for before the remote object, but sometimes with to.
Ask of politicians the end for which laws were originally designed.
He was designed to the study of the law.
Syn. -- To sketch; plan; purpose; intend; propose; project; mean.

Design

De*sign", v. i. To form a design or designs; to plan. Design for, to intend to go to. [Obs.] "From this city she designed for Collin [Cologne]." Evelyn.

Design

De*sign" , n. [Cf. dessein, dessin.] 1. A preliminary sketch; an outline or pattern of the main features of something to be executed, as of a picture, a building, or a decoration; a delineation; a plan. 2. A plan or scheme formed in the mind of something to be done; preliminary conception; idea intended to be expressed in a visible form or carried into action; intention; purpose; -- often used in a bad sense for evil intention or purpose; scheme; plot.
The vast design and purpos of the King.
The leaders of that assembly who withstood the designs of a besotted woman.
A . . . settled design upon another man's life.
How little he could guess the secret designs of the court!
3. Specifically, intention or purpose as revealed or inferred from the adaptation of means to an end; as, the argument from design. 4. The realization of an inventive or decorative plan; esp., a work of decorative art considered as a new creation; conception or plan shown in completed work; as, this carved panel is a fine design, or of a fine design. 5. (Mus.) The invention and conduct of the subject; the disposition of every part, and the general order of the whole. Arts of design, those into which the designing of artistic forms and figures enters as a principal part, as architecture, painting, engraving, sculpture. -- School of design, one in which are taught the invention and delineation of artistic or decorative figures, patterns, and the like. Syn. -- Intention; purpose; scheme; project; plan; idea. -- Design, Intention, Purpose. Design has reference to something definitely aimed at. Intention points to the feelings or desires with which a thing is sought. Purpose has reference to a settled choice or determination for its attainment. "I had no design to injure you," means it was no part of my aim or object. "I had no intention to injure you," means, I had no wish or desire of that kind. "My purpose was directly the reverse," makes the case still stronger.
Is he a prudent man . . . that lays designs only for a day, without any prospect to the remaining part of his life?
I wish others the same intention, and greater successes.
It is the purpose that makes strong the vow.

To draw preliminary outline or main features of; to sketch for a pattern or model; to delineate; to trace out; to draw.

To form a design or designs; to plan.

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Usage Examples

All architecture is shelter, all great architecture is the design of space that contains, cuddles, exalts, or stimulates the persons in that space.

All those lessons that I've learned on the court, I have applied them to my life outside of the court in business, my company, called V Starr interiors, an interior design company, and EleVen, which I wear on court.

Accessible design is good design.

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.

A lot of people in our industry haven't had very diverse experiences. So they don't have enough dots to connect, and they end up with very linear solutions without a broad perspective on the problem. The broader one's understanding of the human experience, the better design we will have.

A good scientist is a person with original ideas. A good engineer is a person who makes a design that works with as few original ideas as possible. There are no prima donnas in engineering.

All those years of skating and dancing have carried over. I can't design anything without thinking of how a woman's body will look and move when she's wearing it.

A person should design the way he makes a living around how he wishes to make a life.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

A Nicklaus Design golf course is done by the guys in my company that I work with, that have been trained in my vision, and they do what they think I might do. They might come in the office and ask me questions and I'd certainly answer their questions, but I'm not involved in the site visits or anything else.

A jellyfish is little more than a pulsating bell, a tassel of trailing tentacles and a single digestive opening through which it both eats and excretes - as regrettable an example of economy of design as ever was.

After the Great Depression and after public urging, a nationwide public competition was held to determine a design for a memorial that would honor President Thomas Jefferson's bold vision for westward expansion for America.

Although my art work was heavily informed by my design work on a formal and visual level, as regards meaning and content the two practices parted ways.

After working with clothes for so long, it seemed right to design them.

Also note that invariably when we design something that can be used by those with disabilities, we often make it better for everyone.

After all, C++ isn't a perfect match for Java's design aims either.

Actually, I didn't make the claim that Ruby follows the principle of least surprise. Someone felt the design of Ruby follows that philosophy, so they started saying that. I didn't bring that up, actually.

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