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projects

Syllables: proj·ects/ˈpɹɒd͡ʒ.ɛkts/

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Australia/ˈpɹəʊ.d͡ʒɛkts/

projects is the plural of project.

projects is the third-person singular simple present indicative of project.

Meaning of project

Noun

project (plural projects)

  1. A planned endeavor, usually with a specific goal and accomplished in several steps or stages.
    • projects of happiness devised by human reasona. 1729, John Rogers, The Greatness of the Gospel Salvation
  2. (US, plural-normally) An urban, low-income housing building.
    • Projects like Pruitt-Igoe were considered irreparably dangerous and demolished.
  3. (dated) An idle scheme; an impracticable design.
    • a man given to projects
    Synonyms:
    Tower of Babel
  4. (US) A raw recruit who the team hopes will improve greatly with coaching; a long shot, diamond in the rough.
    • Sakho was seen as no-frills, whereas Maiga was a project who could develop into the next big thing.2014 October 27, Gabriele Marcotti, “Ancelotti triumphs, van Gaal's progress, Dortmund disappoint, more”, in ESPN FC
  5. (obsolete) A projectile.
    Synonyms:
    missile
  6. (obsolete) A projection.

See all 18 meanings of project

Noun

projects pl (plural only)

  1. (US, plural, plural-only, usually preceded by the) One or more high-density urban housing developments for residents having low incomes.
    • My friend Larry Gray never gangbanged with us but was from the projects and to your rival, that meant you were one2008, Donovan Simmons, Terry Moses, Bloods and Crips: The Genesis of a Genocide, page 128
    Synonyms:
    jects, PJ's

Synonyms of projects

Phrases with projects

Questions about projects

What does projects mean?
Projects means one or more high-density urban housing developments for residents having low incomes.
What is projects the plural of?
Projects is the plural of project.
What part of speech is projects?
Projects is a noun.
How do you pronounce projects?
Projects is pronounced /ˈpɹɒd͡ʒ.ɛkts/ (UK).

Words near projects in the dictionary

  1. projectoscopes
  2. projectour
  3. projectours
  4. projectress
  5. projectresses
  6. projects
  7. projecture
  8. projectures
  9. projet
  10. projets
  11. projicience

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Adapted from Wiktionary: projects (page history and authors); project (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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