| designer | | |
| n. (person) | 1. decorator, designer, house decorator, interior decorator, interior designer, room decorator | a person who specializes in designing architectural interiors and their furnishings. |
| ~ specialiser, specialist, specializer | an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning. |
| ~ charles eames, eames | United States designer noted for an innovative series of chairs (1907-1978). |
| n. (person) | 2. architect, designer | someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings). |
| ~ creator | a person who grows or makes or invents things. |
| ~ landscape architect, landscape gardener, landscaper, landscapist | someone who arranges features of the landscape or garden attractively. |
| ~ aalto, alvar aalto, hugo alvar henrik aalto | Finnish architect and designer of furniture (1898-1976). |
| ~ robert adam, adam | Scottish architect who designed many public buildings in England and Scotland (1728-1792). |
| ~ alberti, leon battista alberti | Italian architect and painter; pioneering theoretician of Renaissance architecture (1404-1472). |
| ~ behrens, peter behrens | German architect known for his simple utilitarian factory buildings (1868-1940). |
| ~ berlage, hendrik petrus berlage | Dutch architect and town planner (1856-1934). |
| ~ bernini, giovanni lorenzo bernini | Italian sculptor and architect of the baroque period in Italy; designed many churches and chapels and tombs and fountains (1598-1680). |
| ~ bramante, donato bramante, donato d'agnolo bramante | great Italian architect of the High Renaissance in Italy (1444-1514). |
| ~ breuer, marcel lajos breuer | United States architect (born in Hungary) who was associated with the Bauhaus in the 1920's (1902-1981). |
| ~ brunelleschi, filippo brunelleschi | Florentine architect who was the first great architect of the Italian Renaissance (1377-1446). |
| ~ bullfinch, charles bullfinch | United States architect who designed the Capitol Building in Washington which served as a model for state capitols throughout the United States (1763-1844). |
| ~ burnham, daniel hudson burnham | United States architect who designed the first important skyscraper with a skeleton (1846-1912). |
| ~ butterfield, william butterfield | English architect who designed many churches (1814-1900). |
| ~ carrere, john merven carrere | United States architect who with his partner Thomas Hastings designed many important public buildings (1858-1911). |
| ~ chambers, sir william chambers, william chambers | English architect (1723-1796). |
| ~ de l'orme, delorme, philibert de l'orme, philibert delorme | French royal architect who built the Tuileries Palace and Gardens in Paris for Catherine de Medicis (1515-1570). |
| ~ buckminster fuller, r. buckminster fuller, richard buckminster fuller, fuller | United States architect who invented the geodesic dome (1895-1983). |
| ~ garnier, jean louis charles garnier | French architect (1825-1898). |
| ~ antonio gaudi, antonio gaudi i cornet, gaudi, gaudi i cornet | Spanish architect who was a leading exponent of art nouveau in Europe (1852-1926). |
| ~ cass gilbert, gilbert | United States architect who influenced the development of the skyscraper (1859-1934). |
| ~ giotto, giotto di bondone | Florentine painter who gave up the stiff Byzantine style and developed a more naturalistic style; considered the greatest Italian painter prior to the Renaissance (1267-1337). |
| ~ gropius, walter gropius | United States architect (born in Germany) and founder of the Bauhaus school (1883-1969). |
| ~ hastings, thomas hastings | United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929). |
| ~ hoffmann, josef hoffmann | Austrian architect known for his use of rectilinear units (1870-1956). |
| ~ horta, victor horta | Belgian architect and leader in art nouveau architecture (1861-1947). |
| ~ richard morris hunt, hunt | United States architect (1827-1895). |
| ~ jenny, william le baron jenny | United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907). |
| ~ inigo jones, jones | one of the first great English architects and a theater designer (1573-1652). |
| ~ kahn, louis isadore kahn | United States architect (born in Estonia) (1901-1974). |
| ~ henri labrouste, labrouste | French architect who was among the first to use metal construction successfully (1801-1875). |
| ~ benjamin henry latrobe, latrobe | United States architect (born in England) whose works include the chambers of the United States Congress and the Supreme Court; considered the first professional architect in the United States (1764-1820). |
| ~ charles edouard jeanneret, le corbusier | French architect (born in Switzerland) (1887-1965). |
| ~ charles l'enfant, l'enfant, pierre charles l'enfant | United States architect (born in France) who laid out the city plan for Washington (1754-1825). |
| ~ da vinci, leonardo, leonardo da vinci | Italian painter and sculptor and engineer and scientist and architect; the most versatile genius of the Italian Renaissance (1452-1519). |
| ~ lin, maya lin | United States sculptor and architect whose public works include the memorial to veterans of the Vietnam War in Washington (born in 1959). |
| ~ adolf loos, loos | Austrian architect (1870-1933). |
| ~ lutyens, sir edwin landseer luytens, sir edwin lutyens | English architect who planned the city of New Delhi (1869-1944). |
| ~ francois mansart, mansart | French architect who introduced the mansard roof (1598-1666). |
| ~ charles follen mckim, mckim | United States neoclassical architect (1847-1909). |
| ~ erich mendelsohn, mendelsohn | German architect who migrated to Palestine in 1937 (1887-1953). |
| ~ michelangelo, michelangelo buonarroti | Florentine sculptor and painter and architect; one of the outstanding figures of the Renaissance (1475-1564). |
| ~ ludwig mies van der rohe, mies van der rohe | United States architect (born in Germany) who built unornamented steel frame and glass skyscrapers (1886-1969). |
| ~ mills, robert mills | United States architect who was the presidentially appointed architect of Washington D.C. (1781-1855). |
| ~ nervi, pier luigi nervi | Italian architect who pioneered in the use of reinforced concrete (1891-1979). |
| ~ andrea palladio, palladio | highly original and much imitated Italian architect (1508-1580). |
| ~ joseph paxton, paxton, sir joseph paxton | English architect (1801-1865). |
| ~ i. m. pei, ieoh ming pei, pei | United States architect (born in China in 1917). |
| ~ augustus welby northmore pugin, pugin | English architect who played a prominent role in the 19th century revival of Gothic architecture (1812-1852). |
| ~ henry hobson richardson, richardson | United States architect (1838-1886). |
| ~ eero saarinen, saarinen | United States architect (born in Finland) (1910-1961). |
| ~ eliel saarinen, saarinen | Finnish architect and city planner who moved to the United States in 1923; father of Eero Saarinen (1873-1950). |
| ~ jacques germain soufflot, soufflot | French architect (1713-1780). |
| ~ albert speer, speer | German Nazi architect who worked for Hitler (1905-1981). |
| ~ edward durell stone, stone | United States architect (1902-1978). |
| ~ strickland, william strickland | United States architect and student of Latrobe (1787-1854). |
| ~ louis henri sullivan, louis henry sullivan, louis sullivan, sullivan | United States architect known for his steel framed skyscrapers and for coining the phrase `form follows function' (1856-1924). |
| ~ kenzo tange, tange | Japanese architect (born in 1913). |
| ~ thornton, william thornton | American architect (1759-1828). |
| ~ ithiel town, town | United States architect who was noted for his design and construction of truss bridges (1784-1844). |
| ~ richard upjohn, upjohn | United States architect (born in England) (1802-1878). |
| ~ john vanbrugh, sir john vanbrigh, vanbrugh | English architect (1664-1726). |
| ~ henri clemens van de velde, henri van de velde, van de velde | Belgian architect (1863-1957). |
| ~ robert charles venturi, robert venturi, venturi | United States architect (born in 1925). |
| ~ otto wagner, wagner | Austrian architect and pioneer of modern architecture (1841-1918). |
| ~ stanford white, white | United States architect (1853-1906). |
| ~ sir christopher wren, wren | English architect who designed more than fifty London churches (1632-1723). |
| ~ frank lloyd wright, wright | influential United States architect (1869-1959). |
| ~ james wyatt, wyatt | English architect (1746-1813). |
| n. (person) | 3. designer, graphic designer | someone who specializes in graphic design. |
| ~ specialiser, specialist, specializer | an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning. |
| n. (person) | 4. designer, intriguer | a person who devises plots or intrigues.; "he is believed to be the principal designer of the terrorist bombing attack" |
| ~ contriver, deviser, planner | a person who makes plans. |
| n. (person) | 5. clothes designer, couturier, designer, fashion designer | someone who designs clothing. |
| ~ creator | a person who grows or makes or invents things. |
| ~ costume designer, costumer, costumier | someone who designs or supplies costumes (as for a play or masquerade). |
| ~ balenciaga, cristobal balenciaga | Spanish fashion designer known for his stark elegant designs (1895-1972). |
| ~ christian dior, dior | French couturier whose first collection in 1947 created a style that became known as the New Look (1905-1957). |
| ~ calvin klein, calvin richard klein, klein | United States fashion designer noted for understated fashions (born in 1942). |
| ~ elsa schiaparelli, schiaparelli | fashion designer born in Italy who was noted for her use of synthetic materials and brilliant colors (1896-1973). |
| ~ gianni versace, versace | Italian fashion designer (1946-1997). |
| ~ charles frederick worth, worth | French couturier (born in England) regarded as the founder of Parisian haute couture; noted for introducing the bustle (1825-1895). |
| devise | | |
| n. (possession) | 1. devise | a will disposing of real property. |
| ~ testament, will | a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die. |
| n. (possession) | 2. devise | (law) a gift of real property by will. |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| ~ inheritance, heritage | that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner. |
| ~ gift | something acquired without compensation. |
| v. (creation) | 3. contrive, devise, excogitate, forge, formulate, invent | come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort.; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light" |
| ~ create by mental act, create mentally | create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands. |
| v. (creation) | 4. devise, get up, machinate, organise, organize, prepare | arrange by systematic planning and united effort.; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director's office" |
| ~ initiate, pioneer | take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of.; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants" |
| ~ put on, mount | prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance.; "mount a theater production"; "mount an attack"; "mount a play" |
| ~ lay | prepare or position for action or operation.; "lay a fire"; "lay the foundation for a new health care plan" |
| ~ set up | begin, or enable someone else to begin, a venture by providing the means, logistics, etc..; "set up an election" |
| ~ sandwich | make into a sandwich. |
| ~ spatchcock | prepare for eating if or as if a spatchcock.; "spatchcock a guinea hen" |
| ~ embattle | prepare for battle or conflict. |
| v. (possession) | 5. devise | give by will, especially real property. |
| ~ bequeath, will, leave | leave or give by will after one's death.; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate" |
| map out | | |
| v. (creation) | 1. map, map out | plan, delineate, or arrange in detail.; "map one's future" |
| ~ contrive, design, plan, project | make or work out a plan for; devise.; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack" |
| plot | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. game, plot, secret plan | a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal).; "they concocted a plot to discredit the governor"; "I saw through his little game from the start" |
| ~ scheme, strategy | an elaborate and systematic plan of action. |
| ~ counterplan, counterplot | a plot intended to subvert another plot. |
| ~ intrigue, machination | a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends. |
| ~ cabal, conspiracy | a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot). |
| n. (location) | 2. patch, plot, plot of ground, plot of land | a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation.; "a bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch" |
| ~ bed | a plot of ground in which plants are growing.; "the gardener planted a bed of roses" |
| ~ garden | a plot of ground where plants are cultivated. |
| ~ parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract, parcel | an extended area of land. |
| n. (communication) | 3. plot | the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc..; "the characters were well drawn but the plot was banal" |
| ~ story | a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events.; "he writes stories for the magazines" |
| ~ action | the series of events that form a plot.; "his novels always have a lot of action" |
| ~ plot line, storyline | the plot of a book or play or film. |
| n. (communication) | 4. plot | a chart or map showing the movements or progress of an object. |
| ~ chart | a visual display of information. |
| v. (cognition) | 5. plot | plan secretly, usually something illegal.; "They plotted the overthrow of the government" |
| ~ plan | make plans for something.; "He is planning a trip with his family" |
| ~ cabal, complot, conspire, machinate, conjure | engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together.; "They conspired to overthrow the government" |
| ~ counterplot | make a plot in response to another plot. |
| ~ scheme, connive, intrigue | form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner. |
| v. (creation) | 6. diagram, plot | make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed. |
| ~ draw | represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface.; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse" |
| ~ graph | plot upon a graph. |
| v. (cognition) | 7. plat, plot | make a plat of.; "Plat the town" |
| ~ map | make a map of; show or establish the features of details of.; "map the surface of Venus" |
| v. (creation) | 8. plot | devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play, movie, or ballet).; "the writer is plotting a new novel" |
| ~ contrive, design, plan, project | make or work out a plan for; devise.; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack" |
| scheme | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. scheme, strategy | an elaborate and systematic plan of action. |
| ~ plan of action | a plan for actively doing something. |
| ~ dodge, stratagem, contrivance | an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade.; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track" |
| ~ counterterrorism | a strategy intended to prevent or counter terrorism. |
| ~ game plan | (sports) a plan for achieving an objective in some sport. |
| ~ game plan | (figurative) a carefully thought out strategy for achieving an objective in war or politics or business or personal affairs.; "newscasters speculated about the President's game plan for an invasion" |
| ~ house of cards, bubble | a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control.; "his proposal was nothing but a house of cards"; "a real estate bubble" |
| ~ playbook | a scheme or set of strategies for conducting a business campaign or a political campaign.; "they borrowed a page from the playbook of the opposition" |
| ~ plot, secret plan, game | a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal).; "they concocted a plot to discredit the governor"; "I saw through his little game from the start" |
| ~ pyramid scheme | a fraudulent scheme in which people are recruited to make payments to the person who recruited them while expecting to receive payments from the persons they recruit; when the number of new recruits fails to sustain the hierarchical payment structure the scheme collapses with most of the participants losing the money they put in. |
| ~ waiting game | a strategy of delay. |
| ~ wheeze | (Briticism) a clever or amusing scheme or trick.; "a clever wheeze probably succeeded in neutralizing the German espionage threat" |
| ~ incentive program, incentive scheme | a formal scheme for inducing someone (as employees) to do something. |
| n. (communication) | 2. dodge, dodging, scheme | a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery. |
| ~ falsehood, untruth, falsity | a false statement. |
| n. (group) | 3. scheme, system | a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole.; "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going" |
| ~ group, grouping | any number of entities (members) considered as a unit. |
| ~ language system | a system of linguistic units or elements used in a particular language. |
| ~ judicatory, judicial system, judicature, judiciary | the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government. |
| ~ economic system, economy | the system of production and distribution and consumption. |
| ~ ecosystem | a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment. |
| ~ hierarchy | a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system.; "put honesty first in her hierarchy of values" |
| ~ social organisation, social organization, social structure, social system, structure | the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships.; "the social organization of England and America is very different"; "sociologists have studied the changing structure of the family" |
| ~ dragnet | a system of coordinated measures for apprehending (criminals or other individuals).; "caught in the police dragnet" |
| ~ machinery | a system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions.; "the complex machinery of negotiation"; "the machinery of command labored and brought forth an order" |
| ~ network, web | an interconnected system of things or people.; "he owned a network of shops"; "retirement meant dropping out of a whole network of people who had been part of my life"; "tangled in a web of cloth" |
| ~ nonlinear system | a system whose performance cannot be described by equations of the first degree. |
| ~ subsystem | a system that is part of some larger system. |
| ~ organism | a system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body.; "the social organism" |
| ~ syntax | a systematic orderly arrangement. |
| ~ body | a collection of particulars considered as a system.; "a body of law"; "a body of doctrine"; "a body of precedents" |
| ~ shebang | an entire system; used in the phrase `the whole shebang'. |
| ~ solar system | the sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational field. |
| ~ water system | a river and all of its tributaries. |
| ~ root system, rootage | a developed system of roots. |
| n. (cognition) | 4. schema, scheme | an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world. |
| ~ internal representation, mental representation, representation | a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image. |
| n. (cognition) | 5. outline, schema, scheme | a schematic or preliminary plan. |
| ~ plan, program, programme | a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished.; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue" |
| v. (cognition) | 6. connive, intrigue, scheme | form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner. |
| ~ plot | plan secretly, usually something illegal.; "They plotted the overthrow of the government" |
| v. (cognition) | 7. scheme | devise a system or form a scheme for. |
| ~ plan | make plans for something.; "He is planning a trip with his family" |
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