project

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Definitions

noun

A planned endeavor, usually with a specific goal and accomplished in several steps or stages.
(usually in the plural) An urban low-income housing building.“Projects like Pruitt-Igoe were considered irreparably dangerous and demolished.”
An idle scheme; an impracticable design.“a man given to projects”
A raw recruit who the team hopes will improve greatly with coaching; a long shot diamond in the rough

verb

To extend beyond a surface.
To cast (an image or shadow) upon a surface; to throw or cast forward; to shoot forth.
To extend (a protrusion or appendage) outward.
To make plans for; to forecast.“The CEO is projecting the completion of the acquisition by April 2007.”

Related words

Synonyms

cast throw extend jut jut out protrude stick out forecast foresee foretell propose see task externalize contrive design envision labor

Associated

funded aims undertaken cancelled projects initiated completion dam collaboration

Rhymes

aspect subject direct effect neglect affect reject defect respect deflect

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