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Definition of Prospect
1. Noun. The possibility of future success. "His prospects as a writer are excellent"
2. Verb. Search for something desirable. "Prospect a job"
3. Noun. Belief about (or mental picture of) the future.
Generic synonyms: Belief
Specialized synonyms: Hope, Promise, Foretaste, Possibility, Anticipation, Expectancy, Apprehension, Misgiving
Derivative terms: Expect, Expect, Expect
4. Verb. Explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals. "The men prospect for animals in the area"
5. Noun. Someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.).
6. Noun. The visual percept of a region. ; "The most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views"
Generic synonyms: Visual Image, Visual Percept
Specialized synonyms: Background, Ground, Coast, Exposure, Foreground, Glimpse, Middle Distance, Side View, Tableau
Derivative terms: Panoramic, Scenic, View
7. Noun. A prediction of the course of a disease.
Generic synonyms: Medical Diagnosis
Derivative terms: Prognostic
Definition of Prospect
1. n. That which is embraced by eye in vision; the region which the eye overlooks at one time; view; scene; outlook.
2. v. t. To look over; to explore or examine for something; as, to prospect a district for gold.
3. v. i. To make a search; to seek; to explore, as for mines or the like; as, to prospect for gold.
Definition of Prospect
1. Noun. The potential things that may come to pass, often favorable. ¹
2. Noun. A hope; a hopeful. ¹
3. Noun. (sports) Any player whose rights are owned by a top-level professional team, but who has yet to play a game for said team. ¹
4. Noun. (music) The facade of an organ. ¹
5. Verb. (intransitive) To search, as for gold. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Prospect
1. to explore for mineral deposits [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prospect
Literary usage of Prospect
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin by New Zealand Geological Survey (1912)
"The prospect work at this property consists of two shafts, ... It is locally
reported that the prospect work at this place was done by men, who, ..."
2. Southern History of the War: The First Year of the War by Edward Alfred Pollard (1864)
"prospect in the Southwest.—prospect in Tennessee.—prospect in Virginia.—Stuart's
Raid into Pennsylvania.—Souvenirs of Southern Chivalry. ..."
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