(baseball) A batter who is permitted to substitute for a pitcher in the batting rotation for the duration of a baseball game.

plural of designated runner

A pinch runner.

plural of census-designated place

(US, demography) A concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.

The design of space inside homes and buildings, such as choice of decor and furnishings.

plural of web designer

(construction) The total load on a structural system for the most severe combination of loads and forces which it is designed to sustain.

The design of all information-gathering exercises where variation is present, whether under the full control of the experimenter or not.

A home decor designer; a person in the business of interior design.