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

prospect \pros"pect\, n. l. prospectus, fr. prospicere,
   prospectum, to look forward; pro before, forward + specere,
   spicere, look, to see: cf. of. prospect. see spy, v., and
   cf. prospectus.
   1. that which is embraced by eye in vision; the region which
      the eye overlooks at one time; view; scene; outlook.
      1913 webster

            his eye discovers unaware
            the goodly prospect of some foreign land. --milton.
      1913 webster

   2. especially, a picturesque or widely extended view; a
      landscape; hence, a sketch of a landscape.
      1913 webster

            i went to putney . . . to take prospects in crayon.
                                                  --evelyn.
      1913 webster

   3. a position affording a fine view; a lookout. r.
      1913 webster

            him god beholding from his prospect high. --milton.
      1913 webster

   4. relative position of the front of a building or other
      structure; face; relative aspect.
      1913 webster

            and their prospect was toward the south. --ezek. xl.
                                                  44.
      1913 webster

   5. the act of looking forward; foresight; anticipation; as, a
      prospect of the future state. --locke.
      1913 webster

            is he a prudent man as to his temporal estate, that
            lays designs only for a day, without any prospect
            to, or provision for, the remaining part of life ?
                                                  --tillotson.
      1913 webster

   6. that which is hoped for; ground for hope or expectation;
      expectation; probable result; as, the prospect of success.
      "to brighter prospects born." --cowper.
      1913 webster

            these swell their prospectsd exalt their pride,
            when offers are disdain'd, and love deny'd. --pope.
      1913 webster
see also:
spy prospectus 

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

prospect \pros"pect\, v. t. imp.  p. p. prospected; p. pr. 
   vb. n. prospecting.
   to look over; to explore or examine for something; as, to
   prospect a district for gold.
   1913 webster
see also:
prospected prospecting 

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

prospect \pros"pect\, v. i.
   to make a search; to seek; to explore, as for mines or the
   like; as, to prospect for gold.
   1913 webster

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

prospect
     n 1: the possibility of future success; "his prospects as a
          writer are excellent"
     2: belief about or mental picture of the future syn: expectation,
         outlook
     3: someone who is considered for something for an office or
        prize or honor etc. syn: candidate
     4: the visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature
        of the park are the beautiful views" syn: view, aspect,
         scene, vista, panorama
     5: a prediction of the course of a disease syn: prognosis, medical
        prognosis
     v 1: search for something desirable; "prospect a job"
     2: explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as
        minerals
see also:
expectation outlook candidate view aspect scene 
vista panorama prognosis medical prognosis 

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

224 moby thesaurus words for "prospect":
   aftertime, afteryears, airscape, anticipation, aptitude, aspect,
   aspiration, assumption, assurance, assured faith, bare possibility,
   by-and-by, certainty, chance, chances, cheerful expectation,
   cityscape, client, cloudscape, command, conceivability,
   conceivableness, confidence, contemplation, contingency,
   conviction, course ahead, crystal ball, customer, dekko,
   delve into, dependence, design, desire, determinism, dig into,
   discretion, distant future, domination, doomed hope, envisagement,
   envisionment, even chance, eventuality, expectancy, expectation,
   explore, eye, eyeful, eyereach, eyeshot, eyesight,
   fair expectation, fair prospect, faith, farseeingness,
   farsightedness, favorable prospect, fervent hope, field of view,
   field of vision, forecast, foreglance, foregleam, foreglimpse,
   forehandedness, foreseeing, foresight, foresightedness,
   forward look, future, future tense, futurism, futurity, go,
   good chance, good cheer, good hope, good possibility,
   great expectations, hereafter, high hopes, hope, hopeful prognosis,
   hopefulness, hopes, hoping, hoping against hope, horizon,
   immediate future, immediate prospect, imminence, in prospect,
   in sight, in store, in the cards, in the offing, in the wind,
   in view, intention, ken, landscape, leer, leering look, liability,
   likelihood, likeliness, likely, limit of vision, line of sight,
   longsightedness, look, look for, look-in, looking ahead, lookout,
   lustful leer, mark, mine, naked eye, near future, odds, off chance,
   offing, on the horizon, on the table, opportunity, outlook,
   outlook over, outside chance, outside hope, pan, pan for gold,
   panorama, patron, perspective, plan, possibilities, possibility,
   possible, possibleness, posteriority, potential, potentiality,
   prayerful hope, prediction, preparation, prepublication,
   presumption, presumptive evidence, preview, prevision, probabilism,
   probability, probable, project, projected, promise, prophecy,
   prospection, prospects, providence, provision, prudence, quarry,
   range, readiness, reasonable ground, reasonable hope, regard,
   regular, regular customer, reliance, remote possibility,
   riverscape, sagacity, sanguine expectation, scan, scape, scene,
   scenery, scenic view, scope, scope of vision, search for, seascape,
   security, sidelong look, sift, sight, sightliness, skyscape,
   sly look, small hope, spectacle, sucker, survey, sweep, tendency,
   the attainable, the feasible, the future, the morrow, the possible,
   the sweet by-and-by, thinkability, thinkableness, thought,
   time ahead, time just ahead, time to come, tomorrow, townscape,
   trust, unastonishment, verisimilitude, view, virtuality, vista,
   waterscape, well-grounded hope, what is possible, what may be,
   what might be

[6] : THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993)

prospect, n.  an outlook, usually forbidding.  an expectation, usually
forbidden.

    blow, blow, ye spicy breezes --
        o'er ceylon blow your breath,
    where every prospect pleases,
        save only that of death.
                                                         bishop sheber

[7] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

prospect, ct
  zip codes: 06712
prospect, ky city, fips 63264
  location: 38.34777 n, 85.60931 w
  population 1990: 2788 1089 housing units
  area: 9.8 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 40059
prospect, ny village, fips 59883
  location: 43.30424 n, 75.15284 w
  population 1990: 312 124 housing units
  area: 0.5 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
prospect, oh village, fips 64780
  location: 40.45242 n, 83.18571 w
  population 1990: 1148 447 housing units
  area: 1.6 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 43342
prospect, or
  zip codes: 97536
prospect, pa borough, fips 62752
  location: 40.90074 n, 80.04958 w
  population 1990: 1122 461 housing units
  area: 12.4 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 16052
prospect, tn
  zip codes: 38477
prospect, va
  zip codes: 23960

[8] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

prospect, ny -- u.s. village in new york
   population 2000:    330
   housing units 2000: 138
   land area 2000:     0.203553 sq. miles 0.527200 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.203553 sq. miles 0.527200 sq. km
   fips code:            59883
   located within:       new york ny, fips 36
   location:             43.303671 n, 75.152190 w
   zip codes 1990:    
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    prospect, ny
    prospect

[9] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

prospect, nc -- u.s. census designated place in north carolina
   population 2000:    690
   housing units 2000: 248
   land area 2000:     2.697494 sq. miles 6.986476 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    2.697494 sq. miles 6.986476 sq. km
   fips code:            53950
   located within:       north carolina nc, fips 37
   location:             34.729295 n, 79.220714 w
   zip codes 1990:    
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    prospect, nc
    prospect

[10] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

prospect, oh -- u.s. village in ohio
   population 2000:    1191
   housing units 2000: 490
   land area 2000:     0.724938 sq. miles 1.877580 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    0.724938 sq. miles 1.877580 sq. km
   fips code:            64780
   located within:       ohio oh, fips 39
   location:             40.451346 n, 83.186521 w
   zip codes 1990:     43342
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    prospect, oh
    prospect

[11] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

prospect, pa -- u.s. borough in pennsylvania
   population 2000:    1234
   housing units 2000: 518
   land area 2000:     4.776167 sq. miles 12.370215 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000786 sq. miles 0.002035 sq. km
   total area 2000:    4.776953 sq. miles 12.372250 sq. km
   fips code:            62752
   located within:       pennsylvania pa, fips 42
   location:             40.904113 n, 80.046430 w
   zip codes 1990:     16052
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    prospect, pa
    prospect

[12] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

prospect, ky -- u.s. city in kentucky
   population 2000:    4657
   housing units 2000: 1847
   land area 2000:     4.020251 sq. miles 10.412402 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.004028 sq. miles 0.010432 sq. km
   total area 2000:    4.024279 sq. miles 10.422834 sq. km
   fips code:            63264
   located within:       kentucky ky, fips 21
   location:             38.340126 n, 85.605627 w
   zip codes 1990:     40059
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    prospect, ky
    prospect

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