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Meaning of design

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  design
      n 1: 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" [syn: {design}, {designing}]
      2: an arrangement scheme; "the awkward design of the keyboard
         made operation difficult"; "it was an excellent design for
         living"; "a plan for seating guests" [syn: {design}, {plan}]
      3: something intended as a guide for making something else; "a
         blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt" [syn:
         {blueprint}, {design}, {pattern}]
      4: a decorative or artistic work; "the coach had a design on the
         doors" [syn: {design}, {pattern}, {figure}]
      5: an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your
         planned actions; "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" [syn: {purpose}, {intent},
         {intention}, {aim}, {design}]
      6: a preliminary sketch indicating the plan for something; "the
         design of a building"
      7: the creation of something in the mind [syn: {invention},
         {innovation}, {excogitation}, {conception}, {design}]
      v 1: make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to
           murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an
           attack" [syn: {plan}, {project}, {contrive}, {design}]
      2: plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect;
         "This room is not designed for work"
      3: create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or
         highly skilled manner; "Chanel designed the famous suit"
      4: make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form;
         "design a better mousetrap"; "plan the new wing of the
         museum" [syn: {design}, {plan}]
      5: create designs; "Dupont designs for the house of Chanel"
      6: conceive or fashion in the mind; invent; "She designed a good
         excuse for not attending classes that day"
      7: intend or have as a purpose; "She designed to go far in the
         world of business"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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