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Nouns (4)

classroom project

n. a school task requiring considerable effort

projection

n. a planned undertaking

task, undertaking

n. any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"

Verbs (30)

project

v. transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another

project

v. draw a projection of

project

v. project on a screen; "The images are projected onto the screen"

project

v. cause to be heard; "His voice projects well"

propose

v. present for consideration

externalize

v. regard as objective

communicate forcefully, communicate vividly

v. communicate vividly; "He projected his feelings"

design, plan, contrive

v. make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack"

protrude, stick out, jut out

v. extend out or project in space; "His sharp nose jutted out"; "A single rock sticks out from the cliff"

send off, cast forward, throw forward, send forward

v. throw, send, or cast forward; "project a missile"

throw, cast, contrive, put forth, send forth

v. 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"

figure, image, picture, fancy, see, visualize, envision

v. 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"

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Fuzzynyms (211)

activity

n. any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"

enterprise, endeavor, endeavour

n. a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness); "he had doubts about the whole enterprise"

effort, exertion, travail, sweat, hard work, elbow grease

n. use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"

task, project, undertaking

n. any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"

venture

n. any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome

venture

n. a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit

aim, purpose, intent, intention

n. an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs"

end, goal

n. the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; "the ends justify the means"

scheme, strategy

n. an elaborate and systematic plan of action

activity

n. any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"

effort, attempt, endeavor, endeavour, try

n. earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"

assignment, duty assignment

n. a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces); "hazardous duty"

spot, position, post, berth, slot, office, place, situation

n. a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"

seeking, quest

n. the act of searching for something; "a quest for diamonds"

effort, exertion, travail, sweat, hard work, elbow grease

n. use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"

project, classroom project

n. a school task requiring considerable effort

venture

n. a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit

throw, cast, drop, shed, cast off, throw away, shake off, throw off

v. get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"

preview

v. watch (a movie or play) before it is released to the general public

design

v. design something for a specific role or purpose or effect; "This room is not designed for work"

aim, calculate, direct

v. specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public

draft, outline, rough

v. draw up an outline or sketch for something; "draft a speech"

study, meditate, contemplate

v. think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He is meditating in his study"

figure, estimate, forecast, reckon, calculate, count on

v. judge to be probable

offer, extend

v. offer verbally; "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy"

progress, advance, go on, move on, pass on, march on

v. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"

put out, extend, stretch forth, hold out, stretch out

v. thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting"

cause, create, originate

v. make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"

produce, bring about, give rise to

v. cause to happen, occur or exist; "This procedure produces a curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many complaints"; "These chemicals produce a noxious vapor"; "the new President must bring about a change in the health care system"

foresee, envision

v. picture to oneself; imagine possible; "I cannot envision him as President"

manufacture, make up, invent, fabricate, cook up

v. make up something artificial or untrue

stage, arrange, bring about

v. plan, organize, and carry out (an event); "the neighboring tribe staged an invasion"

improvise, ad-lib, extemporize, extemporise

v. perform without preparation; "he extemporized a speech at the wedding"

start, initiate, originate

v. bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"

engineer, mastermind, organize, direct, orchestrate

v. plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery"

arrange, set up

v. put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order"

plot, plan secretly

v. plan secretly, usually something illegal; "They plotted the overthrow of the government"

concoct, trump up

v. invent; "trump up charges"

diagram, plot

v. make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows how things work or how they are constructed

squeeze out, extrude

v. form or shape by forcing through an opening; "extrude steel"

push, force

v. move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

thrust, shove, squeeze, stuff

v. press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"

thrust, hurl, lunge, hurtle

v. make a thrusting forward movement

shoot

v. throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective; "shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball"

pitch, toss, flip, sky

v. throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper"

discard, toss, fling, put away, throw out, chuck out, throw away, cast away, cast out, cast aside, toss away, toss out, dispose of

v. throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"

throw, cast, drop, shed, cast off, throw away, shake off, throw off

v. get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"

put, cast, couch, frame, redact

v. formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language"

hurl, cast, hurtle

v. throw forcefully

put, position, place, set, pose, lay

v. put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

design, devise, make up

v. come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"

systematize, systemize, make systematic

v. arrange according to a system or reduce to a system; "systematize our scientific knowledge"

conceive, conceptualize, conceptualise, ideate, conceive of

v. have the idea for; "He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients"; "This library was well conceived"

mull, meditate, ponder, contemplate, muse, reflect, ruminate, speculate, chew over, mull over, think over

v. reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"

hope, expect, go for

v. intend with some possibility of fulfilment; "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening"

copy, recreate

v. make a replica of; "copy that drawing"; "re-create a picture by Rembrandt"

depict, portray, limn

v. make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba"

show, picture, depict

v. show in, or as in, a picture; "This scene depicts country life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting"

impersonate, portray

v. assume or act the character of; "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man"

Synonyms (7)

deposit, stick, wedge, lodge

v. fix, force, or implant; "lodge a bullet in the table"

hurl, cast, hurtle

v. throw forcefully

Antonyms (0)

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