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out, protrude, stand out, bulge (out), extend (out), poke out,
beetle (out), overhang: The cornice projects a full six feet
over the street. 6 estimate, reckon, calculate, predict,
forecast: The economists projected a decline in inflation over
the coming months.
projectile
n. missile, shell, bullet, rocket: Projectiles rained down on
the enemy gun emplacement.
projection
n. 1 protrusion, protuberance, bulge, extension, overhang,
ledge, flange; ridge, eminence, prominence, spur, crag,
outcropping: The safety line caught on a projection of the
building, and the man was saved. That projection off to the
north is covered with ice all year long. 2 proposal, outlining,
mapping, mapping out, presenting, presentation: The projection
of the plan for the new development must be effective for the
council to accept it. 3 plan, scheme, blueprint, programme,
design, proposal, outline, diagram, map, representation,
planning: The council has approved the projection for the
development of the waterfront. 4 estimate, prognostication,
forecast, prediction, calculation, reckoning: These sales
projections for next year are quite optimistic.
proliferate
v. grow, increase, burgeon or bourgeon, multiply, mushroom,
snowball; breed, reproduce: Fast-food restaurants are
proliferating everywhere. Failure to disinfect the wound allows
germs to proliferate.
proliferation
n. growth, increase, burgeoning or bourgeoning, expansion,
spread, escalation, build-up, rise: Some attribute the increase
in violent crime to the proliferation of hand-guns.
prolific adj. 1 fertile, fecund, productive, fruitful, abundant,
copious, bountiful, bounteous, profuse, plentiful, plenteous,
lush, rich, rife: The more perilous its natural survival, the
more prolific a species is likely to be. 2 productive, creative,
fertile: He is a prolific author, and has more than 200 novels
to his credit.