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• pros — pros·ar·thri; pros·bul; pros·cop·i·nous; pros·cop·i·ny; pros·e·cut·able; pros·e·cute; pros·e·cu·tion; pros·e·cu·tor; pros·e·cu·to·ry; pros·e·cu·trix; pros·e·lyt·er; pros·e·lyt·i·cal; pros·e·lyt·ism; pros·e·lyt·ist; pros·e·lyt·iza·tion;… …   English syllables

• pect — as·pect·a·ble; ex·pect·able; ex·pect·ably; ex·pect·an·cy; ex·pect·ant·ly; ex·pect·er; pros·pect·less; sus·pect·able; sus·pect·er; un·ex·pect·ed·ly; un·ex·pect·ed·ness; un·sus·pect·ing·ly; as·pect; ex·pect; ex·pect·ant; ex·pect·ative; pros·pect;… …   English syllables

• prospect — pros·pect …   English syllables

• prospect — pros|pect1 [ pras,pekt ] noun *** ▸ 1 possibility of something ▸ 2 something you expect to happen ▸ 3 chances of success ▸ 4 someone likely to succeed ▸ 5 possible/likely customer ▸ 6 view of wide area 1. ) count or uncount the possibility that… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• prospect — pros•pect [[t]ˈprɒs pɛkt[/t]] n. 1) Usu., prospects a) an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc b) the outlook for the future: good business prospects[/ex] 2) anticipation; expectation; a looking forward 3) something in view… …   From formal English to slang

• prospectless — pros·pect·less …   English syllables

• prospect-glass — prosˈpect glass noun (obsolete or dialect) A telescope or field glass • • • Main Entry: ↑prospect …   Useful english dictionary

• 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English