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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: project n 1: any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings" [syn: {undertaking}, {project}, {task}, {labor}] 2: a planned undertaking [syn: {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" [syn: {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" [syn: {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" [syn: {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" [syn: {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" [syn: {project}, {cast}, {contrive}, {throw}] 11: throw, send, or cast forward; "project a missile" [syn: {project}, {send off}] 12: regard as objective [syn: {project}, {externalize}, {externalise}] From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 [fd-nld-eng]: project /projɛkt/ plan; project; scheme