projects

English

Pronunciation

Noun

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɒd͡ʒ.ɛkts/, (rare) /ˈpɹəʊ.d͡ʒɛkts/

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• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹəʊ.d͡ʒɛkts/, /ˈpɹɒd͡ʒ.ɛkts/
• (General American) enPR: prŏʹjĕkts', prŏʹjĭkts IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɑˌd͡ʒɛkts/, /ˈpɹɑ.d͡ʒɪ̈kts/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɑ.d͡ʒɛkts/, /ˈpɹoʊ.d͡ʒɛkts/
• Rhymes: -ɒd͡ʒɛkts, -əʊd͡ʒɛkts
• Hyphenation: proj‧ects

Verb

• (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) enPR: prə-jĕktsʹ IPA^(key): /pɹəˈd͡ʒɛkts/
• Rhymes: -ɛkts
• Hyphenation: pro‧jects

Noun

projects

1. plural of project

Noun

projects pl (plural only)

1. (US, usually preceded by the) One or more high-density urban housing developments for residents having low incomes.
   • 2008, Donovan Simmons, Terry Moses, Bloods and Crips: The Genesis of a Genocide‎^[1], page 128:

     My friend Larry Gray never gangbanged with us but was from the projects and to your rival, that meant you were one

Synonyms

• (housing development): jects, PJ's

See also

• section 8

Verb

projects

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of project