Dictionary entry details
• DESIGN (noun)
Meaning:
The act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
design; designing
Context example:
he contributed to the design of a new instrument
Hypernyms ("design" is a kind of...):
creating by mental acts (the act of creating something by thinking)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "design"):
planning (the act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise)
Meaning:
An arrangement scheme
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
design; plan
Context examples:
the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult / it was an excellent design for living / a plan for seating guests
Hypernyms ("design" is a kind of...):
arrangement; organisation; organization; system (an organized structure for arranging or classifying)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "design"):
hotel plan; meal plan (a plan and a room rate for providing meals to guests at a hotel)
snare; trap (something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares)
layout (a plan or design of something that is laid out)
configuration; constellation (an arrangement of parts or elements)
Meaning:
Something intended as a guide for making something else
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
blueprint; design; pattern
Context examples:
a blueprint for a house / a pattern for a skirt
Hypernyms ("design" is a kind of...):
plan; program; programme (a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished)
Meaning:
A decorative or artistic work
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
pattern; design; figure
Context example:
the coach had a design on the doors
Hypernyms ("design" is a kind of...):
decoration; ornament; ornamentation (something used to beautify)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "design"):
polka dot (design consisting of a pattern of regularly spaced circular spots)
pyrograph (a design produced by pyrography)
screen saver ((computer science) a moving design that appears on a computer screen when there has been no input for a specified period of time)
sunburst (a design consisting of a central disk resembling the sun and rays emanating from it)
tattoo (a design on the skin made by tattooing)
tetraskele; tetraskelion (a figure consisting of four stylized human arms or legs (or bent lines) radiating from a center)
triskele; triskelion (a figure consisting of three stylized human arms or legs (or three bent lines) radiating from a center)
weave (pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric)
marking (a pattern of marks)
motif (a design that consists of recurring shapes or colors)
mihrab ((Islam) a design in the shape of niche in a Muslim prayer rug; during worship the niche must be pointed toward Mecca)
argyle; argyll (a design consisting of a pattern of varicolored diamonds on a solid background (originally for knitted articles); patterned after the tartan of a clan in western Scotland)
bear claw (an incised design resembling the claw of a bear; used in Native American pottery)
damascene (a design produced by inlaying gold or silver into steel)
decal; decalcomania (a design fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design to be transferred to the surface)
device (any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery))
emblem (special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.)
herringbone; herringbone pattern (a pattern of columns of short parallel lines with all the lines in one column sloping one way and lines in adjacent columns sloping the other way; it is used in weaving, masonry, parquetry, embroidery)
linocut (a design carved in relief into a block of linoleum)
mandala (any of various geometric designs (usually circular) symbolizing the universe; used chiefly in Hinduism and Buddhism as an aid to meditation)
Meaning:
An anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
purpose; intention; intent; aim; design
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms ("design" is a kind of...):
end; goal (the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "design"):
will (a fixed and persistent intent or purpose)
view (purpose; the phrase 'with a view to' means 'with the intention of' or 'for the purpose of')
sake (the purpose of achieving or obtaining)
final cause ((philosophy) the end or purpose of a thing or process)
cross-purpose (a contrary aim)
idea; mind (your intention; what you intend to do)
Meaning:
A preliminary sketch indicating the plan for something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
the design of a building
Hypernyms ("design" is a kind of...):
sketch; study (preliminary drawing for later elaboration)
Meaning:
The creation of something in the mind
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
invention; innovation; excogitation; conception; design
Hypernyms ("design" is a kind of...):
creative thinking; creativeness; creativity (the ability to create)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "design"):
concoction (the invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose)
contrivance (the faculty of contriving; inventive skill)
• DESIGN (verb)
Meaning:
Make or work out a plan for; devise
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
design; contrive; plan; project
Context examples:
They contrived to murder their boss / design a new sales strategy / plan an attack
Hypernyms (to "design" is one way to...):
create by mental act; create mentally (create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "design"):
concert (contrive (a plan) by mutual agreement)
map; map out (plan, delineate, or arrange in detail)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Sentence examples:
Did he design his major works over a short period of time?
They design the cape
Meaning:
Design something for a specific role or purpose or effect
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Context example:
This room is not designed for work
Hypernyms (to "design" is one way to...):
designate; destine; intend; specify (design or destine)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Context example:
Chanel designed the famous suit
Hypernyms (to "design" is one way to...):
create; make (create by artistic means)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "design"):
cut; tailor (style and tailor in a certain fashion)
make up (devise or compose)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
Did he design his major works over a short period of time?
Meaning:
Make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
design; plan
Context examples:
design a better mousetrap / plan the new wing of the museum
Hypernyms (to "design" is one way to...):
create by mental act; create mentally (create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "design"):
blueprint; draft; draught (make a blueprint of)
redesign (design anew, make a new design for)
engineer (design as an engineer)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Create designs
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Context example:
Dupont designs for the house of Chanel
Hypernyms (to "design" is one way to...):
create; make (create by artistic means)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Sentence example:
Did he design his major works over a short period of time?
Meaning:
Conceive or fashion in the mind; invent
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Context example:
She designed a good excuse for not attending classes that day
Hypernyms (to "design" is one way to...):
conceive; conceptualise; conceptualize; gestate (have the idea for)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Intend or have as a purpose
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Context example:
She designed to go far in the world of business
Hypernyms (to "design" is one way to...):
intend; mean; think (have in mind as a purpose)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
