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English to English noun
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the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan) |  | Example: he contributed to the design of a new instrument
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an arrangement scheme | | Example: 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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something intended as a guide for making something else | | Example: a blueprint for a house
a pattern for a skirt
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a decorative or artistic work | | Example: the coach had a design on the doors
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an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions | | Example: 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
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a preliminary sketch indicating the plan for something | | Example: the design of a building
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the creation of something in the mind | | source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913 verb
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make or work out a plan for; devise | | Example: They contrived to murder their boss
design a new sales strategy
plan an attack
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plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect | | Example: This room is not designed for work
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create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner | | Example: Chanel designed the famous suit
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make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form | | Example: design a better mousetrap
plan the new wing of the museum
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create designs | | Example: Dupont designs for the house of Chanel
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conceive or fashion in the mind; invent | | Example: She designed a good excuse for not attending classes that day
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intend or have as a purpose | | Example: She designed to go far in the world of business
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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. | | source: webster1913
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To form a design or designs; to plan. | | source: webster1913
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