The Clue
Designer's need (4 letter answer)
The Answer
IDEA
Tags
Notes
The answer IDEA is very common and appears about once every 26 puzzles.
Related Clues
Brainchild
Brainstorm
Concept
Conception
Guess
"The ___!" (hmmph!)
Inkling
Meaning
Notion
Opinion
Thought
"The very ___!"
Basis for a patent
Brain wave
Creative start
Edison product
Noodle concoction?
Patent basis
Phrontistery product
Sneaking suspicion
Think of it!
"What's the big ___?"
"I had no ___!"
It comes to mind
It's just a thought
Just think of it
Light bulb, symbolically
Think about it
Think-tank creation
Definition
IDEA as a noun:
1. (idea, thought) = the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind"
2. a personal view; "he has an idea that we don't like him"
3. (estimate, estimation, approximation, idea) = an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth; "an estimate of what it would cost"; "a rough idea how long it would take"
4. (mind, idea) = your intention; what you intend to do; "he had in mind to see his old teacher"; "the idea of the game is to capture all the pieces"
5. (theme, melodic theme, musical theme, idea) = (music) melodic subject of a musical composition; "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it"