Design
[dɪ'zaɪn]
Definition
(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'.
(noun.) a decorative or artistic work; 'the coach had a design on the doors'.
(noun.) a preliminary sketch indicating the plan for something; 'the design of a building'.
(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'.
(verb.) intend or have as a purpose; 'She designed to go far in the world of business'.
(verb.) plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect; 'This room is not designed for work'.
(verb.) conceive or fashion in the mind; invent; 'She designed a good excuse for not attending classes that day'.
(verb.) make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form; 'design a better mousetrap'; 'plan the new wing of the museum'.
(verb.) create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner; 'Chanel designed the famous suit'.
(verb.) create designs; 'Dupont designs for the house of Chanel'.
Checker: Tina--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) To draw preliminary outline or main features of; to sketch for a pattern or model; to delineate; to trace out; to draw.
(n.) To mark out and exhibit; to designate; to indicate; to show; to point out; to appoint.
(n.) 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.
(n.) 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.
(n.) 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.
(n.) Specifically, intention or purpose as revealed or inferred from the adaptation of means to an end; as, the argument from design.
(n.) 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.
(n.) The invention and conduct of the subject; the disposition of every part, and the general order of the whole.
Typist: Nelda
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Project, plan, devise, contrive, scheme, concoct, brew, purpose, intend, mean, propose to one's self, have in view.[2]. Draw, delineate, sketch, describe, trace out.
n. [1]. Intention, intent, purpose, project, plan, device, scheme, proposal, aim, intent, meaning, purport, drift, scope, object, mark.[2]. Sketch, drawing, outline, delineation, plan, draught.
Typed by Juan
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Contemplation, pur_pose, intention, plan, {preparation_draft}, delineation,sketch, drawing, artifice, cunning, artfulness, guile, contrivance, intent,project, scheme
ANT:Execution, performance, result, issue, construction, structure, candor,fairness, openness, artlessness, sincerity, simplicity, change, incident
Edited by Brent
Definition
v.t. to draw: to form a plan of: to contrive: to intend.—n. a drawing or sketch: a plan in outline: a plan or scheme formed in the mind: plot: intention.—adj. Design′able.—v.t. Des′ignāte to mark out so as to make known: to show: to name.—ns. Designā′tion a showing or pointing out: name: title; Des′ignātor.—adv. Design′edly by design: intentionally.—n. Design′er one who furnishes designs or patterns: a plotter.—adjs. Design′ful full of design; Design′ing artful: scheming: deceitful.—n. the art of making designs or patterns.—adj. Design′less.—n. Design′ment the design or sketch of a work: (Shak.) intention purpose enterprise.—The argument from design the argument for the existence of God derived from the evidences of design in creation.
Checker: Nathan
Examples
- His design for that great work demanded a prelude of splendour and tranquillity. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I design to secrete it in the wall of the chimney, where I have slowly and laboriously made a place of concealment for it. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- The author, being informed of a design to accuse him of high-treason, makes his escape to Blefuscu. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- If it is designedly done, they cannot be justified; but I have no idea of there being so much design in the world as some persons imagine. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- The artist then has a limited portion of the wall covered over with a fine sort of plaster, and upon this he traces from his cartoon the part of the design suited for the space. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The design was efficacious; for I remember that my mother seemed more at ease during the rest of the evening, and that Peggotty observed her less. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- There is a stage of criticism in which all works, whether of nature or of art, are referred to design. Plato. The Republic.
- Many special tools, particularly those designed for _bicycle work_, have been devised, as exhibited by patent to Hillman, August 11, 1891, No. 457,718. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The motorcycle in its form of today was designed and built by America. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The car was designed and built within twenty-seven days. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- We seem to have been designed for each other. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- The quintuple grade is designed more particularly for hotels, restaurants, clubs and other institutions where the wear is especially severe. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- So Mr. Duncan designed and built what is now known as the first chain addressograph. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- He drew plans for machinery, he designed houses and carriages, he worked as professional painter. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- As shown in the original designs, Fig. 116, she is a double ender, whose sides were to be 5 feet thick. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- But in the better grades of material the printing is well done, and the color designs are fairly fast, and a little care in the laundry suffices to eliminate any danger of fading. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- It is said he designs to assume his brother's crown. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- But now, after such dishonorable usage, who can tell what were his designs on her. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- I utterly distrust his morals, and it is my duty to hinder to the utmost the fulfilment of his designs. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- She sneaked away when her eyes met those of Wenham, and indeed never succeeded in her designs upon the Baronet. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Raphael, Angelo, Canova--giants like these gave birth to the designs, and their own pupils carved them. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Together they set about designing the machine to make it as nearly perfect as possible in adaptation to the needs of modern business. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- I could not help saying, If you were a wicked, designing man, how terrible would all this be! Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- I would never have treated Miss Crawley's faithful friends as that odious designing Mrs. Bute has done. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- He was a good musician, a skilful draughtsman and painter, something of a poet, and had shown considerable talent in designing and building a variety of toy machines. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- I told her that I believed she had given me a faithful account of herself, and that we had both been hapless instruments in designing hands. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Designing persons in my absence might shake the simple confidence of Mrs. Clements, and she might not write after all. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- He has also provided for ornamentation of a high class in designing the details of the structure. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
Edited by Caleb