Del Longman Business Dictionaryde‧sign1/dɪˈzaɪn/noun1[countable, uncountable]the way in which something has been planned and made, including its appearance, how it works etcOne or two changes have b
1around an areaanuprightflatstructuremade ofstoneorbrick, thatdividesone area from another orsurroundsan area→fencestone/brick/concrete wallThe estate is surrounded by high stone walls.city/garden etc wallthe ancient city wallsthe Great Wall of ChinaWe climbed over the wall into the orchard. ...
that in print is rendered as ‘harrumph’.render something sthInfrared film renders blue skies a deep black.render something in somethinga sculpture rendered in bronze4→render something into English/Russian/Chinese etc5technicaltospreadplasterorcementon the surface of a walla brick wall that has ...
[only before noun]blackcoffeeorteadoes not havemilkin itOPPwhiteBlack coffee, no sugar, please.5dirtyinformalverydirtybe black with soot/dirt/age etc6without hopesadand without hope for thefuturethe blackest period of European historya mood of black despairIt’s been anotherblack dayfor the ...
transitive]if one country, state, or area borders another, it is next to it andsharesa border with itcountries that border the Mediterraneanborder onThe area borders on the Yorkshire Dales.2[transitive]to form a border along the edge of somethinga path bordered by a high brick wall→border...
todrop, was no longer at itsusual,comfortableangleto thetelevision.•a 45-degreeangle•Onehipshiftedherweightto that side, and suddenly everyanglesoftlyflowedinto another.•The slightlysweetfruithas fiveanglesand whensliced, the pieces are shaped likestars.•Thearticlegives thereaderafreshangleon...