designing | ||
1. | [ adjective ] concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest | |
Synonyms: | scheming | |
Examples: | "a selfish and designing nation obsessed with the dark schemes of European intrigue"- W.Churchill "a scheming wife" "a scheming gold digger" |
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Related terms: | artful | |
2. | [ noun ] the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan) | |
Synonyms: | design | |
Examples: | "he contributed to the design of a new instrument" |
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Related terms: | creating_by_mental_acts planning design design | |
Similar spelling: |
design designation designer designed designate designedly designatum designated designative |