design
Meaning of design
noun
- a plan or drawing produced to show the look and function or workings of a building, garment, or other object before it is made.
he has just unveiled his design for the new museum
- a decorative pattern.
pottery with a lovely blue and white design
- purpose or planning that exists behind an action, fact, or object.
the appearance of design in the universe
- decide upon the look and functioning of (a building, garment, or other object), by making a detailed drawing of it.
a number of architectural students were designing a factory
late Middle English (as a verb in the sense ‘to designate’): from Latin designare ‘to designate’, reinforced by French désigner . The noun is via French from Italian.
Information about design
- The plural form of design is: designs.
- Languages in which design is used:
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CatalanHyphenation of design
de-sign
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- design is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
design synonyms
Meaning designing:
Meaning plan:
Meaning blueprint:
Meaning pattern:
Meaning purpose:
purpose, intent, intention, aim
Meaning invention:
invention, innovation, excogitation, conception
Meaning a picture or diagram made with a pencil, pen, or crayon rather than paint:
Meaning a rough or unfinished drawing or painting, often made to assist in making a more finished picture:
Meaning a line or set of lines enclosing or indicating the shape of an object in a sketch or diagram:
Meaning a diagrammatic representation of an area of land or sea showing physical features, cities, roads, etc:
Meaning a plan made in secret by a group of people to do something illegal or harmful:
Meaning a simplified drawing showing the appearance, structure, or workings of something; a schematic representation:
Meaning the action of describing or portraying something precisely:
Meaning a plan, sketch, or rough drawing:
Meaning the action of depicting something, especially in a work of art:
Meaning the action of speaking or acting on behalf of someone or the state of being so represented:
Meaning a large-scale systematic plan or arrangement for attaining a particular object or putting a particular idea into effect:
Meaning a three-dimensional representation of a person or thing or of a proposed structure, typically on a smaller scale than the original:
Meaning the first, original, or typical form of something; an archetype:
Meaning a plan or suggestion, especially a formal or written one, put forward for consideration by others:
Meaning a decorative image or design, especially a repeated one forming a pattern:
Meaning an emblematic or heraldic design:
Meaning a particular procedure by which something is done; a manner or way:
Meaning the action, process, or result of arranging or being arranged:
Meaning the artistic arrangement of the parts of a picture:
Meaning the way in which the parts of something are arranged or laid out:
Meaning the composition of something:
Meaning an arrangement of parts or elements in a particular form, figure, or combination:
Meaning an organized group of people with a particular purpose, such as a business or government department:
Meaning the action of building something, typically a large structure:
Meaning the external form, contours, or outline of someone or something:
Meaning the visible shape or configuration of something:
Meaning a group of people or things in a particular arrangement or pattern:
Meaning a thing aimed at or sought; a goal:
Meaning a goal or purpose:
Meaning the object of a person's ambition or effort; an aim or desired result:
Meaning a goal or desired result:
Meaning an objective or result towards which efforts are directed:
Meaning advantage or purpose that can be gained from doing something:
Meaning a feeling of expectation and desire for a particular thing to happen:
Meaning a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen:
Meaning a desire or hope for something to happen:
Meaning a cherished aspiration, ambition, or ideal:
Meaning a hope or ambition of achieving something:
Meaning a strong desire to do or achieve something:
Meaning a thought or suggestion as to a possible course of action:
Meaning produce an image of (someone or something) by making lines and marks on paper:
Meaning describe or portray (something) precisely:
Meaning represent by a drawing, painting, or other art form:
Meaning create or design (something that has not existed before); be the originator of:
Meaning create or initiate (something):
Meaning bring (something) into existence:
Meaning plan or invent (a complex procedure, system, or mechanism) by careful thought:
Meaning create or prepare methodically:
Meaning form or devise (a plan or idea) in the mind:
Meaning form (something) by putting parts together or combining substances; create:
Meaning make or manufacture from components or raw materials:
Meaning grow or cause to grow and become more mature, advanced, or elaborate:
Meaning make into a particular form:
Meaning invent (something) in order to deceive:
Meaning make or shape (a metal object) by heating it in a fire or furnace and hammering it:
Meaning a door in an aircraft, spacecraft, or submarine:
Meaning make (coins) by stamping metal:
Translation of design
- French: reproduction, image, figure, illustration, concevoir, organiser, planifier, destiner
- Spanish: imagen, retrato, ilustración, figura, dibujo, diseñar, planear, destinar, diseño
- German: Abbildung, Zeichnung, planen, bestimmen
- Italian: illustrazione, disegno, riproduzione, figura, disegnare, progettare, concepire, pianificare, organizzare, programmare, destinare
- Portuguese: desenho, figura, ilustração, desenhar, planejar
Anagrams of design
deigns, dinges, sdeign, signed, singed
Words that rhyme with design
sign, obsign, subsign, roadsign, codesign, coresign, foredesign, foresign, outdesign, overdesign, predesign, presign, redesign, resign, undesign, Ensign, consign, ensign, preconsign, reconsign, autosign, cosign, countersign, undersign, assign, foreassign, misassign, preassign, reassign, postsign
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