prospect

Academic Word List, sublist 8.

About 12.09 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The region which the eye overlooks at one time; a view; a scene; an outlook.
2. noun A picturesque or panoramic view; a landscape; hence, a sketch of a landscape.
3. noun A position affording a fine view; a lookout.
4. noun A relative position of the front of a building or other structure; a face; a relative aspect.
5. noun The act of looking forward; foresight; anticipation.
6. noun The potential things that may come to pass, often favorable.
7. noun A hope; a hopeful.
8. noun Any player whose rights are owned by a top-level professional team, but who has yet to play a game for said team.

Similar words

outlook vista aspect view scene prognosis expectation panorama candidate medical prognosis

Often followed by

of for that is was to and in before

Word family

prospected prospecting prospective prospector prospectors prospects