Compositionnoun
The act of putting together; assembly.
Designnoun
A specification of an object or process, referring to requirements to be satisfied and thus conditions to be met for them to solve a problem.
Compositionnoun
A mixture or compound; the result of composing.
Designnoun
A pattern, as an element of a work of art or architecture.
Compositionnoun
The proportion of different parts to make a whole.
Designnoun
The composition of a work of art.
Compositionnoun
The general makeup of a thing or person.
Designnoun
Intention or plot.
âTo be hateful of the truth by design.â;
Compositionnoun
(obsolete) An agreement or treaty used to settle differences; later especially, an agreement to stop hostilities; a truce.
Designnoun
The shape or appearance given to an object, especially one that is intended to make it more attractive.
Compositionnoun
(obsolete) An agreement to pay money in order to clear a liability or obligation; a settling.
Designnoun
The art of designing
âDanish furniture design is world-famous.â;
Compositionnoun
(legal) an agreement or compromise by which a creditor or group of creditors accepts partial payment from a debtor.
Designverb
(transitive) To plan and carry out (a picture, work of art, construction etc.).
Compositionnoun
An essay.
Designverb
To plan (to do something).
âThe king designed to mount an expedition to the New World.â;
Compositionnoun
(linguistics) The formation of compound words from separate words.
Designverb
To assign, appoint (something to someone); to designate.
Compositionnoun
A work of music, literature or art.
Designverb
To mark out and exhibit; to designate; to indicate; to show; to point out; to appoint.
Compositionnoun
(printing) Typesetting.
Designverb
To draw preliminary outline or main features of; to sketch for a pattern or model; to delineate; to trace out; to draw.
Compositionnoun
(mathematics) Applying a function to the result of another.
Designverb
To mark out and exhibit; to designate; to indicate; to show; to point out; to appoint.
âWe shall seeJustice design the victor's chivalry.â; âMeet me to-morrow where the masterAnd this fraternity shall design.â;
Compositionnoun
(physics) The compounding of two velocities or forces into a single equivalent velocity or force.
Designverb
To create or produce, as a work of art; to form a plan or scheme of; to form in idea; to invent; to project; to lay out in the mind; as, a man designs an essay, a poem, a statue, or a cathedral.
Compositionnoun
(obsolete) Consistency; accord; congruity.
Designverb
To intend or purpose; - usually with for before the remote object, but sometimes with to.
âAsk of politicians the end for which laws were originally designed.â; âHe was designed to the study of the law.â;
Compositionnoun
Synthesis as opposed to analysis.
Designverb
To form a design or designs; to plan.
Compositionnoun
The arrangement and flow of elements in a picture.
Designnoun
A preliminary sketch; an outline or pattern of the main features of something to be executed, as of a picture, a building, or a decoration; a delineation; a plan.
Compositionnoun
(object-oriented programming) Way to combine simple objects or data types into more complex ones.
Designnoun
A plan or scheme formed in the mind of something to be done; preliminary conception; idea intended to be expressed in a visible form or carried into action; intention; purpose; - often used in a bad sense for evil intention or purpose; scheme; plot.
âThe vast design and purpos of the King.â; âThe leaders of that assembly who withstood the designs of a besotted woman.â; âA . . . settled design upon another man's life.â; âHow little he could guess the secret designs of the court!â;
Compositionnoun
The act or art of composing, or forming a whole or integral, by placing together and uniting different things, parts, or ingredients.
Designnoun
Specifically, intention or purpose as revealed or inferred from the adaptation of means to an end; as, the argument from design.
Compositionnoun
The state of being put together or composed; conjunction; combination; adjustment.
âView them in composition with other things.â; âThe elementary composition of bodies.â;
Designnoun
The realization of an inventive or decorative plan; esp., a work of decorative art considered as a new creation; conception or plan shown in completed work; as, this carved panel is a fine design, or of a fine design.
Compositionnoun
A mass or body formed by combining two or more substances; as, a chemical composition.
âA composition that looks . . . like marble.â;
Designnoun
The invention and conduct of the subject; the disposition of every part, and the general order of the whole.
âIs he a prudent man . . . that lays designs only for a day, without any prospect to the remaining part of his life?â; âI wish others the same intention, and greater successes.â; âIt is the purpose that makes strong the vow.â;
Compositionnoun
A literary, musical, or artistic production, especially one showing study and care in arrangement; - often used of an elementary essay or translation done as an educational exercise.
Designnoun
the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan);
âhe contributed to the design of a new instrumentâ;
Compositionnoun
Consistency; accord; congruity.
âThere is no composition in these newsThat gives them credit.â;
Designnoun
an arrangement scheme;
âthe awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficultâ; âit was an excellent design for livingâ; âa plan for seating guestsâ;
Compositionnoun
Mutual agreement to terms or conditions for the settlement of a difference or controversy; also, the terms or conditions of settlement; agreement.
âThus we are agreed:I crave our composition may be written.â;
Designnoun
something intended as a guide for making something else;
âa blueprint for a houseâ; âa pattern for a skirtâ;
Compositionnoun
The adjustment of a debt, or avoidance of an obligation, by some form of compensation agreed on between the parties; also, the sum or amount of compensation agreed upon in the adjustment.
âCompositions for not taking the order of knighthood.â; âCleared by composition with their creditors.â;
Designnoun
a decorative or artistic work;
âthe coach had a design on the doorsâ;
Compositionnoun
Synthesis as opposed to analysis.
âThe investigation of difficult things by the method of analysis ought ever to precede the method of composition.â;
Designnoun
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions;
âhis intent was to provide a new translationâ; âgood intentions are not enoughâ; âit was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needsâ; âhe made no secret of his designsâ;
Compositionnoun
a mixture of ingredients
Designnoun
a preliminary sketch indicating the plan for something;
âthe design of a buildingâ;
Compositionnoun
the way in which someone or something is composed
Designnoun
the creation of something in the mind
Compositionnoun
the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole;
âharmonious composition is essential in a serious work of artâ;
Designverb
make or work out a plan for; devise;
âThey contrived to murder their bossâ; âdesign a new sales strategyâ; âplan an attackâ;
Compositionnoun
a musical work that has been created;
âthe composition is written in four movementsâ;
Designverb
design something for a specific role or purpose or effect;
âThis room is not designed for workâ;
Compositionnoun
musical creation
Designverb
create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner;
âChanel designed the famous suitâ;
Compositionnoun
the act of creating written works;
âwriting was a form of therapy for himâ; âit was a matter of disputed authorshipâ;
Designverb
make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form;
âdesign a better mousetrapâ; âplan the new wing of the museumâ;
Compositionnoun
art and technique of printing with movable type
Designverb
create designs;
âDupont designs for the house of Chanelâ;
Compositionnoun
an essay (especially one written as an assignment);
âhe got an A on his compositionâ;
Designverb
conceive or fashion in the mind; invent;
âShe designed a good excuse for not attending classes that dayâ;
Compositionnoun
something that is created by arranging several things to form a unified whole;
âhe envied the composition of their facultyâ;
Designverb
intend or have as a purpose;
âShe designed to go far in the world of businessâ;
Designnoun
a plan or drawing produced to show the look and function or workings of a building, garment, or other object before it is made
âhe has just unveiled his design for the new museumâ;
Designnoun
the art or action of conceiving of and producing a plan or drawing of something before it is made
âgood design can help the reader understand complicated informationâ;
Designnoun
the arrangement of the features of an artefact, as produced from following a plan or drawing
âinside, the design reverts to turn-of-the-century luxeâ;
Designnoun
a decorative pattern
âpottery with a lovely blue and white designâ;
Designnoun
purpose or planning that exists behind an action, fact, or object
âthe appearance of design in the universeâ;
Designverb
decide upon the look and functioning of (a building, garment, or other object), by making a detailed drawing of it
âa number of architectural students were designing a factoryâ;
Designverb
do or plan (something) with a specific purpose in mind
âthe tax changes were designed to stimulate economic growthâ;
Design
A design is a plan or specification for the construction of an object or system or for the implementation of an activity or process, or the result of that plan or specification in the form of a prototype, product or process. The verb to design expresses the process of developing a design.