[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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
see also:
jet projet project design scheme 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

project \project"\, 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

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

project \project"\, 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
see also:
projected projecting projection 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

project
     n 1: any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he
          prepared for great undertakings" syn: undertaking, task,
           labor
     2: a planned undertaking syn: 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" syn: stick out,
         protrude, jut out, jut
     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" syn: plan, contrive, design
     8: present for consideration syn: 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" syn: visualize, visualise, envision,
         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" syn: cast, contrive, throw
     11: throw, send, or cast forward; "project a missile" syn: send
         off
     12: regard as objective syn: externalize, externalise
see also:
undertaking task labor projection stick out protrude 
jut out jut plan contrive design 
propose visualize visualise envision fancy 
see figure picture image cast 
throw send off externalize externalise 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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

[6] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

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