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say it: di-ZAHYN
design is a noun and verb meaning "the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)". It carries 14 recorded senses.
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”
an arrangement scheme
“the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult”
“it was an excellent design for living”
“a plan for seating guests”
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”
the creation of something in the mind
plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect
“This room is not designed for work”
make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form
“design a better mousetrap”
“plan the new wing of the museum”
conceive or fashion in the mind; invent
“She designed a good excuse for not attending classes that day”
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for design come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.