- designing, scheming - 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"
Antonym: artless (indirect, via artful)
- design, designing - 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"
--1 is a kind of creating by mental acts
--1 has particulars: planningDerived forms: verb design3, verb design4
- plan, project, contrive, design - make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack"
--1 is one way to create by mental act, create mentally
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun design7, noun design5, noun design2
Did he design his major works over a short period of time?
They design the cape
- design - design something for a specific role or purpose or effect; "This room is not designed for work"
--2 is one way to intend, destine, designate, specify
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun design6, noun design2, noun design1
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- design - create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner; "Chanel designed the famous suit"
--3 is one way to create, make
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun design4, noun designer4, noun designer2, noun designing1
Did he design his major works over a short period of time?
- design, plan - make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form; "design a better mousetrap"; "plan the new wing of the museum"
--4 is one way to create by mental act, create mentally
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun design7, noun design6, noun design1, noun designer2, noun designing1
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- design - create designs; "Dupont designs for the house of Chanel"
--5 is one way to create, make
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun design4, noun designer1, noun designer4
Did he design his major works over a short period of time?
- design - conceive or fashion in the mind; invent; "She designed a good excuse for not attending classes that day"
--6 is one way to gestate, conceive, conceptualize, conceptualise
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun design5
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- design - intend or have as a purpose; "She designed to go far in the world of business"
--7 is one way to intend, mean, think
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun design5
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