1.Definition: a decorative or artistic work

"The coach had a design on the doors"

Related Noun(s):figure, pattern

Category: Objects

2.Definition: a preliminary sketch indicating the plan for something

"The design of a building"

Category: Objects

3.Definition: 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"

Related Noun(s):aim, intent, intention, purpose

Category: General

4.Definition: an arrangement scheme

"The awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult", "It was an excellent design for living", "A plan for seating guests"

Related Noun(s):plan

Category: General

5.Definition: something intended as a guide for making something else

Related Noun(s):blueprint, pattern

Category: General

6.Definition: 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"

Category: General

7.Definition: the creation of something in the mind

Related Noun(s):conception, excogitation, innovation, invention

Category: General