noun
the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
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- he contributed to the design of a new instrument
adjective
concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest
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- a selfish and designing nation obsessed with the dark schemes of European intrigue"- W.Churchill
- a scheming wife
- a scheming gold digger
verb
make or work out a plan for
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- devise
- They contrived to murder their boss
- design a new sales strategy
- plan an attack
verb
plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect
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- This room is not designed for work
verb
create the design for
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- create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner
- Chanel designed the famous suit
verb
make a design of
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- plan out in systematic, often graphic form
- design a better mousetrap
- plan the new wing of the museum
verb
create designs
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- Dupont designs for the house of Chanel
verb
conceive or fashion in the mind
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- invent
- She designed a good excuse for not attending classes that day
verb
intend or have as a purpose
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- She designed to go far in the world of business