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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}.] [ 1913 Webster] 1. The place from which a thing projects, or starts forth. [ Obs.] -- Holland. [ 1913 Webster] 2. That which is projected or designed; something intended or devised; a scheme; a design; a plan. [ 1913 Webster] Vented much policy, and projects deep. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] Projects of happiness devised by human reason. -- Rogers. [ 1913 Webster] He entered into the project with his customary ardor. -- Prescott. [ 1913 Webster] 3. An idle scheme; an impracticable design; as, a man given to projects. [ 1913 Webster] 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}. [ 1913 Webster]
Project \ Pro* ject"\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Projected}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Projecting}.] [ Cf. OF. projecter, F. projeter.] [ 1913 Webster] 1. To throw or cast forward; to shoot forth. [ 1913 Webster] Before his feet herself she did project. -- Spenser. [ 1913 Webster] Behold! th' ascending villas on my side Project long shadows o' er the crystal tide. -- Pope. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To cast forward or revolve in the mind; to contrive; to devise; to scheme; as, to project a plan. [ 1913 Webster] What sit then projecting peace and war? -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] 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. [ 1913 Webster]
Project \ Pro* ject"\, v. i. [ 1913 Webster] 1. To shoot forward; to extend beyond something else; to be prominent; to jut; as, the cornice projects; branches project from the tree. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To form a project; to scheme. [ R.] -- Fuller. [ 1913 Webster] 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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