noun: a plan or task to reach a specific goal
Cleaning out the storage room was a big project, but it's nice to see it empty, now.
verb: to predict the measurement of something in the future from present measurements
Based on this year's success, Apple is projecting similar growth next year, too.
verb: to send out, to throw (light, energy, images)
Hoping to communicate with aliens, scientists have been projecting radio messages into space for many years.