project : [pr'ɑdʒɛkt] [prədʒ'ɛkt]
Project \
Proj "
ect \ (?;
277 ),
n . [
OF .
project ,
F .
projet ,
fr .
L .
projectus ,
p .
p .
of projicere to project ;
pro forward jacere to throw .
See {
Jet }
a shooting forth ,
and cf .
{
Projet }.]
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1 .
The place from which a thing projects ,
or starts forth .
[
Obs .] --
Holland .
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2 .
That which is projected or designed ;
something intended or devised ;
a scheme ;
a design ;
a plan .
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Vented much policy ,
and projects deep . --
Milton .
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Projects of happiness devised by human reason .
--
Rogers .
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He entered into the project with his customary ardor . --
Prescott .
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3 .
An idle scheme ;
an impracticable design ;
as ,
a man given to projects .
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Syn :
Design ;
scheme ;
plan ;
purpose .
Usage : {
Project }, {
Design }.
A project is something of a practical nature thrown out for consideration as to its being done .
A design is a project when matured and settled ,
as a thing to be accomplished .
An ingenious man has many projects ,
but ,
if governed by sound sense ,
will be slow in forming them into designs .
See also {
Scheme }.
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Project \
Pro *
ject "\,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Projected };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Projecting }.] [
Cf .
OF .
projecter ,
F .
projeter .]
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1 .
To throw or cast forward ;
to shoot forth .
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Before his feet herself she did project . --
Spenser .
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Behold !
th '
ascending villas on my side Project long shadows o '
er the crystal tide . --
Pope .
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2 .
To cast forward or revolve in the mind ;
to contrive ;
to devise ;
to scheme ;
as ,
to project a plan .
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What sit then projecting peace and war ? --
Milton .
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3 . (
Persp .)
To draw or exhibit ,
as the form of anything ;
to delineate ;
as ,
to project a sphere ,
a map ,
an ellipse ,
and the like ; --
sometimes with on ,
upon ,
into ,
etc .;
as ,
to project a line or point upon a plane .
See {
Projection },
4 .
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Project \
Pro *
ject "\,
v .
i .
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1 .
To shoot forward ;
to extend beyond something else ;
to be prominent ;
to jut ;
as ,
the cornice projects ;
branches project from the tree .
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2 .
To form a project ;
to scheme . [
R .] --
Fuller .
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project n 1 :
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted ; "
he prepared for great undertakings " [
synonym : {
undertaking },
{
project }, {
task }, {
labor }]
2 :
a planned undertaking [
synonym : {
project }, {
projection }]
v 1 :
communicate vividly ; "
He projected his feelings "
2 :
extend out or project in space ; "
His sharp nose jutted out ";
"
A single rock sticks out from the cliff " [
synonym : {
stick out },
{
protrude }, {
jut out }, {
jut }, {
project }]
3 :
transfer (
ideas or principles )
from one domain into another 4 :
project on a screen ; "
The images are projected onto the screen "
5 :
cause to be heard ; "
His voice projects well "
6 :
draw a projection of 7 :
make or work out a plan for ;
devise ; "
They contrived to murder their boss "; "
design a new sales strategy "; "
plan an attack " [
synonym : {
plan }, {
project }, {
contrive }, {
design }]
8 :
present for consideration ,
examination ,
criticism ,
etc .; "
He proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism "; "
She proposed a new theory of relativity " [
synonym : {
project },
{
propose }]
9 :
imagine ;
conceive of ;
see in one '
s mind ; "
I can '
t see him on horseback !"; "
I can see what will happen "; "
I can see a risk in this strategy " [
synonym : {
visualize }, {
visualise }, {
envision },
{
project }, {
fancy }, {
see }, {
figure }, {
picture }, {
image }]
10 :
put or send forth ; "
She threw the flashlight beam into the corner "; "
The setting sun threw long shadows "; "
cast a spell "; "
cast a warm light " [
synonym : {
project }, {
cast },
{
contrive }, {
throw }]
11 :
throw ,
send ,
or cast forward ; "
project a missile " [
synonym :
{
project }, {
send off }]
12 :
regard as objective [
synonym : {
project }, {
externalize },
{
externalise }]
306 Moby Thesaurus words for "
project ":
activity ,
actualize ,
adumbrate ,
adventure ,
affair ,
aftertime ,
afteryears ,
aim ,
aim at ,
aller sans dire ,
ambition ,
animus ,
anticipate ,
approach ,
arrange ,
aspiration ,
aspire after ,
aspire to ,
assignment ,
attempt ,
await ,
be after ,
be destined ,
be fated ,
be imminent ,
be manifest ,
be no secret ,
be to be ,
be to come ,
beetle ,
blast off ,
blueprint ,
body forth ,
bristle up ,
business ,
busywork ,
by -
and -
by ,
calculate ,
cast ,
chare ,
charge ,
chart ,
chore ,
chuck ,
circumambulate ,
cock up ,
come ,
come across ,
come on ,
commission ,
commitment ,
conceive ,
concern ,
concert ,
concoct ,
conjure up ,
contemplate ,
contract ,
contrive ,
cook up ,
counsel ,
course ahead ,
crystal ball ,
cut out ,
deal ,
delineate ,
demonstrate ,
describe ,
desideration ,
desideratum ,
design ,
desire ,
destine ,
determination ,
determine ,
determinism ,
devise ,
diagram ,
discharge ,
distant future ,
dope out ,
draft ,
draw near ,
draw on ,
draw up ,
drift ,
drive at ,
duty ,
effect ,
effort ,
embody ,
emprise ,
engagement ,
enterprise ,
envisage ,
envision ,
errand ,
estimate ,
eventuality ,
exemplify ,
exercise ,
expect ,
expectation ,
exploit ,
extend ,
extend out ,
exteriorize ,
externalize ,
extrapolate ,
extrude ,
feat ,
feature ,
figure ,
fire ,
fish to fry ,
fixed purpose ,
fling ,
forecast ,
foresee ,
foreshadow ,
foresight ,
foretell ,
forward look ,
frame ,
function ,
future ,
future tense ,
futurism ,
futurity ,
game plan ,
gest ,
glare ,
go for ,
go without saying ,
hang out ,
hang over ,
harbor a design ,
have every intention ,
hereafter ,
homework ,
hope ,
hurl ,
idea ,
illustrate ,
image ,
imagine ,
immediate future ,
immediate prospect ,
imminence ,
impend ,
impend over ,
impersonate ,
incarnate ,
intend ,
intendment ,
intent ,
intention ,
invent ,
jaculate ,
job ,
job of work ,
jut ,
jut out ,
labor ,
launch ,
lay plans ,
layout ,
lengthen ,
lie ahead ,
lob ,
look for ,
look forward to ,
loom ,
make a projection ,
make arrangements ,
make -
work ,
matter ,
matters in hand ,
mean ,
meander ,
meaning ,
methodize ,
mind ,
mirror ,
mission ,
mooch ,
motive ,
near ,
near future ,
need no explanation ,
nisus ,
objectify ,
obligation ,
occupation ,
odd job ,
offing ,
operation ,
organize ,
outline ,
outlook ,
overhang ,
personate ,
personify ,
piece of work ,
plan ,
plan ahead ,
plot ,
point ,
poke ,
poke out ,
posteriority ,
pouch ,
pout ,
prearrange ,
predict ,
prediction ,
prefigure ,
prepare ,
present ,
pretypify ,
probability ,
program ,
project over ,
projection ,
prolong ,
propel ,
prophecy ,
prophesy ,
proposal ,
propose ,
proposition ,
prospect ,
prospectus ,
protrude ,
protuberate ,
purport ,
purpose ,
put forth ,
put forward ,
ramble ,
range ,
rationalize ,
realize ,
reckon ,
reflect ,
resolution ,
resolve ,
rove ,
sake ,
sauter aux yeux ,
scenario ,
schedule ,
schematize ,
scheme ,
screen ,
see ,
service ,
set up ,
shadow ,
shadow forth ,
shape ,
shoot ,
shoot out ,
shoot up ,
shout ,
show ,
speak for itself ,
stand out ,
start up ,
stick out ,
stick up ,
stint ,
straggle ,
strategy ,
stray ,
strike the eye ,
striving ,
study ,
systematize ,
task ,
the future ,
the morrow ,
the sweet by -
and -
by ,
thing ,
things to do ,
think ,
think up ,
threaten ,
throw ,
thrust over ,
time ahead ,
time just ahead ,
time to come ,
tomorrow ,
toss ,
traject ,
transmit ,
undertaking ,
venture ,
view ,
vision ,
visualize ,
will ,
work ,
work out ,
work up
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