Design vs Doom - What's the difference?
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A plan (with more or less detail) for the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system.
A pattern, as an element of a work of art or architecture.
The composition of a work of art.
Intention or plot.
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The shape or appearance given to an object, especially one that is intended to make it more attractive.
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The art of designing
(obsolete) To assign, appoint (something to someone); to designate.
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To plan and carry out (a picture, work of art, construction etc.).
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Destiny, especially terrible.
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An ill fate; an impending severe occurrence or danger that seems inevitable.
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A feeling of danger, impending danger, darkness or despair.
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(countable, historical) A law.
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(countable, historical) A judgment or decision.
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(countable, historical) A sentence or penalty for illegal behaviour.
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(sometimes capitalized) The Last Judgment; or , an artistic representation of it.
To pronounce sentence or judgment on; to condemn.
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To destine; to fix irrevocably the ill fate of.
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(obsolete) To judge; to estimate or determine as a judge.
(obsolete) To ordain as a penalty; hence, to mulct or fine.
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(archaic, US, New England) To assess a tax upon, by estimate or at discretion.
Design is a related term of doom.
As a noun design
is design (creative profession or art).As a proper noun doom is
(video games|trademark) a popular first-person shooter video game, often regarded as the father of the genre.design
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(wikipedia design)Noun
(en noun)- I give it you without any other design than to shew you that I reckon nothing dear to me, when I want to do you a pleasure.
- Danish furniture design is world-famous.
Derived terms
* architectural design * design by contract * design pattern * hardware design * software designVerb
(en verb)- he looks not below the Moon, but hath designed the regiment of sublunary affairs unto inferiour deputations.
- He was designed to the study of the law.
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- Primitive people believe that gods designed the Earth and humans.
- We shall see / Justice design the victor's chivalry.
- Meet me to-morrow where the master / And this fraternity shall design .
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Noun
- Homely household task shall be her doom .
- And there he learned of things and haps to come, / To give foreknowledge true, and certain doom .
- The first dooms of London provide especially the recovery of cattle belonging to the citizens.
- They met an untimely doom when the mineshaft caved in.
- This is the day of doom for Bassianus.
Derived terms
* doom-and-gloomer, gloom-and-doomer * doomer * doomful * doomless * doomlike * doom metal * doomsday * doomsayer * doomster * doomy * entropic doom * foredoom * gloom and doom * predoomAntonyms
* (ill fate) fortuneVerb
(en verb)- a criminal doomed to death
- Absolves the just, and dooms the guilty souls.
- A man of genius doomed to struggle with difficulties.
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- Have I tongue to doom my brother's death?