Definitions for designed

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designed de·signed

Spelling: [dih-zahynd]

IPA: /dɪˈzaɪnd/

Designed is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 167 anagrams from letters in designed (ddeegins).

Definitions for designed

noun

1. an outline, sketch, or plan, as of the form and structure of a work of art, an edifice, or a machine to be executed or constructed.
2. organization or structure of formal elements in a work of art; composition.
3. the combination of details or features of a picture, building, etc.; the pattern or motif of artistic work:
4. the art of designing:
5. a plan or project:
6. a plot or intrigue, especially an underhand, deceitful, or treacherous one:
7. designs, a hostile or aggressive project or scheme having evil or selfish motives:
8. intention; purpose; end.
9. adaptation of means to a preconceived end.

adjective

1. made or done intentionally; intended; planned.

verb (used with object)

1. to prepare the preliminary sketch or the plans for (a work to be executed), especially to plan the form and structure of:
2. to plan and fashion artistically or skillfully.
3. to intend for a definite purpose:
4. to form or conceive in the mind; contrive; plan:
5. to assign in thought or intention; purpose:
6. Obsolete. to mark out, as by a sign; indicate.

verb (used without object)

1. to make drawings, preliminary sketches, or plans.
2. to plan and fashion the form and structure of an object, work of art, decorative scheme, etc.

Origin of designed

First recorded in 1580-90; design + -ed²

Examples for designed

Comments like that are designed to stoke the fires of fan-passion—and it works beautifully.

Given the somewhat macabre origins of the feast, many of the celebrations were designed to placate the gods.

Cars, costumes, banners and decorations were all designed by this imp of ten.

“That FBI money is designed to entice somebody in the United states to help find where he is overseas,” the former agent said.

His religion was designed to be diametrically opposed to Mahommedanism.

The Afghanistan artist who designed the cards receives a royalty on all packages sold.

A plain case, that he had left his curiosity with me, and designed to shew me no other.

The cover, title-page and general make-up were designed by the Author.

Profiting by these aids, an improved type of cable was designed.

“I got the weaver to use his craftsmanship on modern silhouettes we designed,” he said.