'Prospect' definitions:
Definition of 'prospect'
From: WordNet
noun
The possibility of future success; "his prospects as a writer are excellent" [syn: prospect, chance]
noun
Belief about (or mental picture of) the future [syn: expectation, outlook, prospect]
noun
Someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.) [syn: candidate, prospect]
noun
The visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views" [syn: view, aspect, prospect, scene, vista, panorama]
noun
A prediction of the course of a disease [syn: prognosis, prospect, medical prognosis]
verb
Search for something desirable; "prospect a job"
verb
Explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals
Definition of 'Prospect'
From: GCIDE
- Prospect \Pros"pect\, n. [L. prospectus, fr. prospicere, prospectum, to look forward; pro before, forward + specere, spicere, look, to see: cf. OF. prospect. See Spy, v., and cf. Prospectus.]
- 1. That which is embraced by eye in vision; the region which the eye overlooks at one time; view; scene; outlook. [1913 Webster]
- His eye discovers unaware The goodly prospect of some foreign land. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Especially, a picturesque or widely extended view; a landscape; hence, a sketch of a landscape. [1913 Webster]
- I went to Putney . . . to take prospects in crayon. --Evelyn. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A position affording a fine view; a lookout. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- Him God beholding from his prospect high. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Relative position of the front of a building or other structure; face; relative aspect. [1913 Webster]
- And their prospect was toward the south. --Ezek. xl. 44. [1913 Webster]
- 5. The act of looking forward; foresight; anticipation; as, a prospect of the future state. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
- Is he a prudent man as to his temporal estate, that lays designs only for a day, without any prospect to, or provision for, the remaining part of life ? --Tillotson. [1913 Webster]
- 6. That which is hoped for; ground for hope or expectation; expectation; probable result; as, the prospect of success. "To brighter prospects born." --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
- These swell their prospectsd exalt their pride, When offers are disdain'd, and love deny'd. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Prospect'
From: GCIDE
- Prospect \Pros"pect\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prospected; p. pr. & vb. n. Prospecting.] To look over; to explore or examine for something; as, to prospect a district for gold. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Prospect'
From: GCIDE
- Prospect \Pros"pect\, v. i. To make a search; to seek; to explore, as for mines or the like; as, to prospect for gold. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'prospect'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aftertime,
- afteryears,
- airscape,
- anticipation,
- aptitude,
- aspect,
- aspiration,
- assumption,
- assurance,
- assured faith,
- bare possibility,
- by-and-by,
- certainty,
- chance,
- chances,
- cheerful expectation,
- cityscape,
- client,
- cloudscape,
- command,
- conceivability,
- conceivableness,
- confidence,
- contemplation,
- contingency,
- conviction,
- course ahead,
- crystal ball,
- customer,
- dekko,
- delve into,
- dependence,
- design,
- desire,
- determinism,
- dig into,
- discretion,
- distant future,
- domination,
- doomed hope,
- envisagement,
- envisionment,
- even chance,
- eventuality,
- expectancy,
- expectation,
- explore,
- eye,
- eyeful,
- eyereach,
- eyeshot,
- eyesight,
- fair expectation,
- fair prospect,
- faith,
- farseeingness,
- farsightedness,
- favorable prospect,
- fervent hope,
- field of view,
- field of vision,
- forecast,
- foreglance,
- foregleam,
- foreglimpse,
- forehandedness,
- foreseeing,
- foresight,
- foresightedness,
- forward look,
- future,
- future tense,
- futurism,
- futurity,
- go,
- good chance,
- good cheer,
- good hope,
- good possibility,
- great expectations,
- hereafter,
- high hopes,
- hope,
- hopeful prognosis,
- hopefulness,
- hopes,
- hoping,
- hoping against hope,
- horizon,
- immediate future,
- immediate prospect,
- imminence,
- in prospect,
- in sight,
- in store,
- in the cards,
- in the offing,
- in the wind,
- in view,
- intention,
- ken,
- landscape,
- leer,
- leering look,
- liability,
- likelihood,
- likeliness,
- likely,
- limit of vision,
- line of sight,
- longsightedness,
- look,
- look for,
- look-in,
- looking ahead,
- lookout,
- lustful leer,
- mark,
- mine,
- naked eye,
- near future,
- odds,
- off chance,
- offing,
- on the horizon,
- on the table,
- opportunity,
- outlook,
- outlook over,
- outside chance,
- outside hope,
- pan,
- pan for gold,
- panorama,
- patron,
- perspective,
- plan,
- possibilities,
- possibility,
- possible,
- possibleness,
- posteriority,
- potential,
- potentiality,
- prayerful hope,
- prediction,
- preparation,
- prepublication,
- presumption,
- presumptive evidence,
- preview,
- prevision,
- probabilism,
- probability,
- probable,
- project,
- projected,
- promise,
- prophecy,
- prospection,
- prospects,
- providence,
- provision,
- prudence,
- quarry,
- range,
- readiness,
- reasonable ground,
- reasonable hope,
- regard,
- regular,
- regular customer,
- reliance,
- remote possibility,
- riverscape,
- sagacity,
- sanguine expectation,
- scan,
- scape,
- scene,
- scenery,
- scenic view,
- scope,
- scope of vision,
- search for,
- seascape,
- security,
- sidelong look,
- sift,
- sight,
- sightliness,
- skyscape,
- sly look,
- small hope,
- spectacle,
- sucker,
- survey,
- sweep,
- tendency,
- the attainable,
- the feasible,
- the future,
- the morrow,
- the possible,
- the sweet by-and-by,
- thinkability,
- thinkableness,
- thought,
- time ahead,
- time just ahead,
- time to come,
- tomorrow,
- townscape,
- trust,
- unastonishment,
- verisimilitude,
- view,
- virtuality,
- vista,
- waterscape,
- well-grounded hope,
- what is possible,
- what may be,
- what might be
Prospect, NY -- U.S. village in New York
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Prospect, NY -- U.S. village in New York
Population (2000) :
330
Housing Units (2000) :
138
Land area (2000) :
0.203553 sq. miles (0.527200 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.203553 sq. miles (0.527200 sq. km)
FIPS code :
59883
Located within :
New York (NY), FIPS 36
Location :
43.303671 N, 75.152190 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Prospect, NC -- U.S. Census Designated Place in North Carolina
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Prospect, NC -- U.S. Census Designated Place in North Carolina
Population (2000) :
690
Housing Units (2000) :
248
Land area (2000) :
2.697494 sq. miles (6.986476 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
2.697494 sq. miles (6.986476 sq. km)
FIPS code :
53950
Located within :
North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
Location :
34.729295 N, 79.220714 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Prospect, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Prospect, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio
Population (2000) :
1191
Housing Units (2000) :
490
Land area (2000) :
0.724938 sq. miles (1.877580 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.724938 sq. miles (1.877580 sq. km)
FIPS code :
64780
Located within :
Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
Location :
40.451346 N, 83.186521 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
43342
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Prospect, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Prospect, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
Population (2000) :
1234
Housing Units (2000) :
518
Land area (2000) :
4.776167 sq. miles (12.370215 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000786 sq. miles (0.002035 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
4.776953 sq. miles (12.372250 sq. km)
FIPS code :
62752
Located within :
Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location :
40.904113 N, 80.046430 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
16052
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Prospect, KY -- U.S. city in Kentucky
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Prospect, KY -- U.S. city in Kentucky
Population (2000) :
4657
Housing Units (2000) :
1847
Land area (2000) :
4.020251 sq. miles (10.412402 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.004028 sq. miles (0.010432 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
4.024279 sq. miles (10.422834 sq. km)
FIPS code :
63264
Located within :
Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
Location :
38.340126 N, 85.605627 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
40059
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.