1a 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
[mass noun] the art or action of conceiving of and producing a plan or drawing of something before it is made:good design can help the reader understand complicated information
[mass noun] the arrangement of the features of an artefact, as produced from following a plan or drawing:inside, the design reverts to turn-of-the-century luxe
2a decorative pattern:pottery with a lovely blue and white design
3 [mass noun] purpose or planning that exists behind an action, fact, or object:the appearance of design in the universe
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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 (as adjective, with submodifier designed)specially designed buildings
do or plan (something) with a specific purpose in mind: [with object and infinitive]:the tax changes were designed to stimulate economic growth
by design
as a result of a plan; intentionally:I became a presenter by default rather than by design
have designs on
aim to obtain (something), typically in an underhand way:he suspected her of having designs on the family fortune
informal have an undisclosed sexual interest in:a bloke called Kevin who, in Henry’s view, had had designs on Elinor
