incoming vs designate

incoming is a noun but designate is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
incoming	Yes	Yes	No	No
designate	No	Yes	Yes	No

incoming (noun)	designate (noun)
the act of entering

incoming (adjective)	designate (adjective)
arriving at a place or position	appointed but not yet installed in office
entering upon a position of office vacated by another

incoming (verb)	designate (verb)
	design or destine
	assign a name or title to
	decree or designate beforehand
	indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
	give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)