· 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"
Synonym(s): design
Hypernym(s): creating_by_mental_acts
· make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack"
Synonym(s): plan, project, contrive
Hypernym(s): create_by_mental_act, create_mentally
· plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect; "This room is not designed for work"
Hypernym(s): intend, destine, designate, specify
· create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner; "Chanel designed the famous suit"
· make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form; "design a better mousetrap"; "plan the new wing of the museum"
Synonym(s): plan
Hypernym(s): create_by_mental_act, create_mentally
· create designs; "Dupont designs for the house of Chanel"
· conceive or fashion in the mind; invent; "She designed a good excuse for not attending classes that day"
Hypernym(s): gestate, conceive, conceptualize, conceptualise
· intend or have as a purpose; "She designed to go far in the world of business"
Hypernym(s): intend, mean, think
· concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest; "a selfish and designing nation obsessed with the dark schemes of European intrigue"- W.Churchill; "a scheming wife"; "a scheming gold digger"
Synonym(s): scheming