prospect

Plural: prospects

Noun

• the possibility of future success
  • "his prospects as a writer are excellent"
• belief about (or mental picture of) the future
• someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)
• the visual percept of a region
• a prediction of the course of a disease
• The region which the eye overlooks at one time; view; scene; outlook.
• A picturesque or panoramic view; a landscape; hence, a sketch of a landscape.
• A position affording a fine view; a lookout.
• Relative position of the front of a building or other structure; face; relative aspect.
• The act of looking forward; foresight; anticipation.
• The potential things that may come to pass, often favorable.
• A hope; a hopeful.
• Any player whose rights are owned by a top-level professional team, but who has yet to play a game for said team.
• A potential client or customer.
• The façade of an organ.

Verb

Verb Forms: prospected, prospecting, prospects

• To search for mineral deposits; to explore.
• search for something desirable
  • "prospect a job"
• explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals
• To search, as for gold.
• To determine which minerals or metals are present in a location.

Examples

• Players PROSPECT the board, looking for high-scoring intersections and open areas.

Synonyms

aspect, candidate, chance, expectation, medical prognosis, outlook, panorama, prognosis, scene, view, vista, outcome

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