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2project verb 1 : to devise in the mind : DESIGN

2 : to throw forward

3 : to jut out : PROTRUDE

4 : to cause (light or shadow) to fall into space or (an image) to fall on a surface <~ a beam of light>

5 : to attribute (a thought, feeling, or personal characteristic) to a person, group, or object

Synonyms

arrange, blueprint, calculate, chart, design, frame, lay out, map, plan, scheme—more at PLAN

pro·jec·tile noun 1 : a body hurled or projected by external force; especially : a missile for a firearm

2 : a self-propelling weapon

pro·jec·tion noun : a part that juts out

Synonyms

bulge, overhang, protrusion—more at BULGE

pro·jec·tion·ist noun : one that operates a motion-picture projector or television equipment

pro·jec·tor noun : one that projects; especially : a device for projecting pictures on a screen

pro·lapse noun : the falling down or slipping of a body part from its usual position

pro·le·gom·e·non noun, plural -e·na : prefatory remarks

pro·le·tar·i·an noun [ORIGIN: L proletarius belonging to the lowest class of citizens, fr. proles progeny, fr. pro- forth + -oles (akin to alere to nourish)]

: a member of the proletariat

— proletarian adjective

pro·le·tar·i·at noun : the laboring class; especially : industrial workers who sell their labor to live

pro–life noun : ANTIABORTION

pro·lif·er·ate verb -at·ed; -at·ing : to grow or increase by rapid production of new units (as cells or offspring)

Synonyms

accumulate, appreciate, balloon, build, burgeon, enlarge, escalate, expand, increase, mount, multiply, mushroom, rise, snowball, swell, wax—more at INCREASE

pro·lif·er·a·tion noun 1 : rapid and repeated production of new parts or of buds or offspring

2 : the act, process, or result of increasing by or as if by proliferation

Synonyms

accretion, addition, augmentation, boost, expansion, gain, increase, increment, plus, raise, rise, supplement—more at INCREASE

accumulation, multiplication—more at MULTIPLICATION

pro·lif·ic adjective 1 : producing young or fruit abundantly

2 : marked by abundant inventiveness or productivity

— pro·lif·i·cal·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1, 2] fecund, fertile, fruitful, luxuriant, productive, rich—more at FERTILE

pro·lix adjective : marked by or using an excess of words : VERBOSE

Synonyms

circuitous, diffuse, long-winded, rambling, verbose, windy, wordy—more at WORDY

pro·lix·i·ty noun : the quality or state of being prolix

Synonyms

circumlocution, redundancy, verbiage, wordiness—more at VERBIAGE

pro·logue also pro·log noun : the preface or introduction to a literary or dramatic work : PREFACE

Synonyms

foreword, introduction, preamble, preface—more at INTRODUCTION

pro·long verb 1 : to lengthen in time <~ a meeting>

2 : to lengthen in extent or range

Synonyms

[1, 2] draw out, elongate, extend, lengthen, protract, stretch—more at EXTEND

pro·lon·ga·tion noun : an act or instance of prolonging

Synonyms

elongation, extension—more at EXTENSION

prom noun : a formal dance given by a high school or college class

Synonyms

ball, dance, formal—more at DANCE

1promenade verb -nad·ed; -nad·ing 1 : to take a promenade

2 : to walk about in or on

2promenade noun [ORIGIN: F, fr. promener to take for a walk, fr. MF, alter. of OF pourmener, fr. pour- completely (fr. L pro-) + mener to lead, fr. LL minare to drive, fr. L minari to threaten]

1 : a place for strolling

2 : a leisurely walk for pleasure or display

3 : an opening grand march at a formal ball

pro·me·thi·um noun : a metallic chemical element obtained from uranium or neodymium

prom·i·nence noun 1 : something prominent

2 : the quality, state, or fact of being prominent or conspicuous

3 : a mass of cloudlike gas that arises from the sun's chromosphere

Synonyms

elevation, eminence, height, highland, hill, mound, rise—more at HEIGHT

prom·i·nent adjective 1 : jutting out : PROJECTING

2 : readily noticeable : CONSPICUOUS

3 : widely and popularly known