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- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
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part of speech: |
noun |
pronunciation: |
pra
jekt
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definition 1: |
any activity that takes great effort or planning.
The building project will take five years to complete.- synonyms:
- enterprise, work
- similar words:
- activity, assignment, campaign, job, operation, task, venture
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definition 2: |
a large group of homes, usually built with public money.
My grandparents are moving into a housing project for older people.- similar words:
- development
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related words: |
intention, proposition |
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part of speech: |
verb |
pronunciation: |
pr
jekt
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inflections: |
projects, projecting, projected |
definition 1: |
to throw or cast forward or outward.
He projects the image of a hero.- similar words:
- cast, emit, fling, radiate, send, throw, transmit
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definition 2: |
to figure or develop in one's imagination.
Can you project the cost of building the house?- synonyms:
- calculate, estimate
- similar words:
- draft, forecast, outline, predict
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definition 3: |
to cause to appear on a surface.
In movie theaters, a machine is used to project film images onto a large screen.- synonyms:
- screen
- similar words:
- flash, show
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definition 4: |
to extend outward or stick out.
A balcony projected from the side of the building.- synonyms:
- jut out, protrude
- similar words:
- bulge, stick, stick out
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related words: |
dart, deliver, poke, propel, screen, think |
The word project
contains the following parts:
pro-1
Latin
prefix
that means before, forward, forth
Example words:
procedure, proceed, proclaim, procrastinate, produce, profess, profound, profuse, progress, project, projectile, prominent, promise, promote, pronoun, propel, proposal, propose, proposition, prosecute, prospect, protect, protrude, proverb, provide, provoke
ject, jet, jac
Latin
root
that means throw; lie
Example words:
adjacent, adjective, eject, inject, injection, interjection, jet, jettison, object, objective, project, projectile, projection, reject, subject
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