Design Your Own Home Floor Plan

Design

As verb (used with object)

to prepare the preliminary sketch or the plans for (a work to be executed), especially to plan the form and structure of:to design a new bridge

to plan and fashion artistically or skillfully

to intend for a definite purpose:a scholarship designed for foreign students

to form or conceive in the mind; contrive; plan:The prisoner designed an intricate escape

to assign in thought or intention; purpose:He designed to be a doctor

Obsolete

to mark out, as by a sign; indicate

As verb (used without object)

to make drawings, preliminary sketches, or plans

to plan and fashion the form and structure of an object, work of art, decorative scheme, etc

As noun

an outline, sketch, or plan, as of the form and structure of a work of art, an edifice, or a machine to be executed or constructed

organization or structure of formal elements in a work of art; composition

the combination of details or features of a picture, building, etc

; the pattern or motif of artistic work:the design on a bracelet

the art of designing:a school of design

a plan or project:a design for a new process

a plot or intrigue, especially an underhand, deceitful, or treacherous one:His political rivals formulated a design to unseat him

designs, a hostile or aggressive project or scheme having evil or selfish motives:He had designs on his partner's stock

intention; purpose; end

adaptation of means to a preconceived end

Your

As pronoun

(a form of the possessive case of you used as an attributive adjective):Your jacket is in that closet

I like your idea

Compare yours

one's (used to indicate that one belonging to oneself or to any person):The consulate is your best source of information

As you go down the hill, the library is on your left

(used informally to indicate all members of a group, occupation, etc

, or things of a particular type):Take your factory worker, for instance

Your power brakes don't need that much servicing

Own

As adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasize the idea of ownership, interest, or relation conveyed by the possessive):He spent only his own money

(used as an intensifier to indicate oneself as the sole agent of some activity or action, preceded by a possessive):He insists on being his own doctor

As verb (used with object)

to have or hold as one's own; possess:They own several homes

to acknowledge or admit:to own a fault

to acknowledge as one's own; recognize as having full claim, authority, power, dominion, etc

:He owned his child before the entire assembly

They owned the king as their lord

to totally defeat, gain control over, or dominate in a competition: I totally owned the last two levels of the game

He owned the season from beginning to end and took the world title

to take over a (a computer system, program, or computer) without authorization:The network has been owned by a hacker

As verb (used without object)

to confess (often followed by to, up, or up to):The one who did it had better own up

I own to being uncertain about that

As Idioms

come into one's own, to take possession of that which is due or owed one

to receive the recognition that one's abilities merit: She finally came into her own as a sculptor of the first magnitude

get one's own back, to get revenge and thereby a sense of personal satisfaction, as for a slight or a previous setback; get even with somebody or something:He saw the award as a way of getting his own back for all the snubs by his colleagues

hold one's own, to maintain one's position or condition: The stock market seems to be holding its own these days

to be equal to the opposition: He can hold his own in any fight

of one's own, belonging to oneself:She had never had a room of her own

on one's own, by dint of one's own efforts, resources, or sense of responsibility; independently: Because she spoke the language, she got around the country very well on her own

living or functioning without dependence on others; independent: My son's been on his own for several years

Home

As noun

a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household

the place in which one's domestic affections are centered

an institution for the homeless, sick, etc

:a nursing home

the dwelling place or retreat of an animal

the place or region where something is native or most common

any place of residence or refuge:a heavenly home

a person's native place or own country

(in games) the destination or goal

a principal base of operations or activities:The new stadium will be the home of the local football team

Baseball

home plate

Lacrosse

one of three attack positions nearest the opposing goal

As adjective

of, relating to, or connected with one's home or country; domestic:home products

principal or main:the corporation's home office

reaching the mark aimed at:a home thrust

Sports

played in a ball park, arena, or the like, that is or is assumed to be the center of operations of a team:The pitcher didn't lose a single home game all season

Compare away (def )

As adverb

to, toward, or at home:to go home

deep; to the heart:The truth of the accusation struck home

to the mark or point aimed at:He drove the point home

Nautical

into the position desired; perfectly or to the greatest possible extent: sails sheeted home

in the proper, stowed position: The anchor is home

toward its vessel: to bring the anchor home

As verb (used without object), homed, homing

to go or return home

(of guided missiles, aircraft, etc

) to proceed, especially under control of an automatic aiming mechanism, toward a specified target, as a plane, missile, or location (often followed by in on):The missile homed in on the target

to navigate toward a point by means of coordinates other than those given by altitudes

to have a home where specified; reside

As verb (used with object), homed, homing

to bring or send home

to provide with a home

to direct, especially under control of an automatic aiming device, toward an airport, target, etc

As Idioms

at home, in one's own house or place of residence

in one's own town or country

prepared or willing to receive social visits: Tell him I'm not at home

We are always at home to her

in a situation familiar to one; at ease: She has a way of making everyone feel at home

well-informed; proficient: to be at home in the classics

played in one's hometown or on one's own grounds: The Yankees played two games at home and one away

bring home to, to make evident to; clarify or emphasize for:The irrevocability of her decision was brought home to her

home and dry, British Informal

having safely achieved one's goal

home free, assured of finishing, accomplishing, succeeding, etc

: If we can finish more than half the work today, we'll be home free

certain to be successfully finished, accomplished, secured, etc

: With most of the voters supporting it, the new law is home free

write home about, to comment especially on; remark on:The town was nothing to write home about

His cooking is really something to write home about

Floor

As noun

that part of a room, hallway, or the like, that forms its lower enclosing surface and upon which one walks

a continuous, supporting surface extending horizontally throughout a building, having a number of rooms, apartments, or the like, and constituting one level or stage in the structure; story

a level, supporting surface in any structure:the elevator floor

one of two or more layers of material composing a floor:rough floor; finish floor

a platform or prepared level area for a particular use:a threshing floor

the bottom of any more or less hollow place:the floor of a tunnel

a more or less flat extent of surface:the floor of the ocean

the part of a legislative chamber, meeting room, etc

, where the members sit, and from which they speak

the right of one member to speak from such a place in preference to other members:The senator from Alaska has the floor

the area of a floor, as in a factory or retail store, where items are actually made or sold, as opposed to offices, supply areas, etc

:There are only two salesclerks on the floor

the main part of a stock or commodity exchange or the like, as distinguished from the galleries, platform, etc

the bottom, base, or minimum charged, demanded, or paid:The government avoided establishing a price or wage floor

Mining

an underlying stratum, as of ore, usually flat

Nautical

the bottom of a hull

any of a number of deep, transverse framing members at the bottom of a steel or iron hull, generally interrupted by and joined to any vertical keel or keelsons

the lowermost member of a frame in a wooden vessel

As verb (used with object)

to cover or furnish with a floor

to bring down to the floor or ground; knock down:He floored his opponent with one blow

to overwhelm; defeat

to confound or puzzle; nonplus:I was floored by the problem

Also, floorboard

to push (a foot-operated accelerator pedal) all the way down to the floor of a vehicle, for maximum speed or power

As Idioms

mop / wipe the floor with, Informal

to overwhelm completely; defeat:He expected to mop the floor with his opponents

take the floor, to arise to address a meeting

Plan

As noun

a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc

, developed in advance:battle plans

a design or scheme of arrangement:an elaborate plan for seating guests

a specific project or definite purpose:plans for the future

Also called plan view

a drawing made to scale to represent the top view or a horizontal section of a structure or a machine, as a floor layout of a building

a representation of a thing drawn on a plane, as a map or diagram:a plan of the dock area

(in perspective drawing) one of several planes in front of a represented object, and perpendicular to the line between the object and the eye

a formal program for specified benefits, needs, etc

:a pension plan

As verb (used with object), planned, planning

to arrange a method or scheme beforehand for (any work, enterprise, or proceeding):to plan a new recreation center

to make plans for:to plan one's vacation

to draw or make a diagram or layout of, as a building

As verb (used without object), planned, planning

to make plans:to plan ahead; to plan for one's retirement