prologue, n. 1. introduction, Inf. intro, foreword, preface, preamble, prelude, prelusion, prolegomenon, proem, preliminary, Sl. prelim, Print, preliminaries; opening, lead, commencement, beginning, start; opening remarks, introductory comments, explanation, explication, exposition; introductory scene, first scene, opening scene, protasis, Gk. prologos.
-v. 2. introduce, prefix, premise, prelude, prologize. prolong, v. lengthen, make longer, elongate, prolongate, extend; draw out, stretch, stretch out, spin out, protract, spread out, expand; continue, perpetuate, keep up, string on, carry on, drag on, drag out; maintain, preserve, sustain, keep the ball rolling. prolongation, n. lengthening, elongation, protraction, extension; drawing out, stretching out, spinning out, spreading out, expansion; continuation, perpetuation, stringing on, carrying on, dragging on, dragging out; maintaining, preserving, sustaining, keeping the ball rolling; postponement, deferment, prorogation. promenade, n. 1. walk, stroll, turn, saunter, airing, ramble; outing, Inf. whirl; ambulation, perambulation, peregrination; exercise, stretch, constitutional; march, tramp, hike, trek.
2. parade, public walk, passageway, path, footpath, footway, esplanade; sidewalk, pavement; course, run, lane; arcade, covered path, ambulatory, boardwalk.
3. dance, U.S. Inf. prom, ball, cotillion.
-v. 4. stroll, go for a walk, walk, take a walk, stretch one's legs; ambulate, saunter, amble; rambie, wander, roll along; meander, circumambulate, gad about, gallivant, traipse; perambulate, traverse, trek, travel, peregrinate; roam, rove, range, tour.
5. parade, flaunt, display, Inf sport, exhibit, air, flash, make a show of, spotlight, draw attention to, show off. prominence, n. 1. conspicuousness, noticeableness, outstandingness, salience; pointedness, markedness, poignancy, glaringness, egregiousness, flagrance; singularity, uniqueness, peculiarity, uncommonness, specialness, particularity; distinguishability, un-mistakability, identifiability, recognizability, discernibleness; superiority, primacy, precedence, para-mountcy, top billing.
2. projection, protuberance, extrusion, outgrowth, outshoot, excurvation, Anat. Bot. apophysis, Archit. apophyge; jutting, beetling, impendence; bulge, swelling, bell, bump, lump; knob, knurl, knot, burr, snag, jag; eminence, excrescence, tumescence, convexity, gibbosity; peak, crag, precipice, cliff, promontory, point; hill, rise, alp, hillock, monticule, mount; crest, steep, summit, pinnacle, tor; dune, ridge, spine, arete, barrow, comb, mound.
3. note, notability, repute, renown, report, fame; distinction, importance, consequence, greatness, grandness; eminence, preeminence, prestige, glory, dignity, honor, celebrity, popularity; standing, rank, account, regard, name, weight. prominent, adj. 1. conspicuous, standing out, outstanding; noticeable, salient, showing, pointed, pronounced, well-marked, marked; glaring, striking, telling, egregious, flagrant, arrant; singular, peculiar, unique, special, particular; distinguishable, unmistakable, identifiable, recognizable, discernible; manifest, apparent, evident, obvious, patent, self-evident; principal, chief, important, significant, main, paramount; superior, primary, prime, first.
2. projecting, protruding, protuberant, jutting, protrusive, Bot. erumpent; extrusive, beetling, excrescent, tumescent, tumid; bold, raised, embossed, bossed, chased, superimposed, in high relief, in Braille; bulging, swelling, swollen, gibbous, convex, arched, vault-