| object | | |
| n. (tops) | 1. object, physical object | a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow.; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" |
| ~ physical entity | an entity that has physical existence. |
| ~ whole, unit | an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity.; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit" |
| ~ location | a point or extent in space. |
| ~ good luck charm, charm | something believed to bring good luck. |
| ~ curio, curiosity, oddment, oddity, peculiarity, rarity | something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting. |
| ~ draw, lot | anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random.; "the luck of the draw"; "they drew lots for it" |
| ~ film | a thin coating or layer.; "the table was covered with a film of dust" |
| ~ hoodoo | something believed to bring bad luck. |
| ~ je ne sais quoi | something indescribable. |
| ~ keepsake, souvenir, relic, token | something of sentimental value. |
| ~ makeweight, filler | anything added to fill out a whole.; "some of the items in the collection are mere makeweights" |
| ~ part, portion | something less than the whole of a human artifact.; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" |
| ~ prop, property | any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie.; "before every scene he ran down his checklist of props" |
| ~ snake | something long, thin, and flexible that resembles a snake. |
| ~ stuff | miscellaneous unspecified objects.; "the trunk was full of stuff" |
| ~ small beer, trivia, trifle, triviality | something of small importance. |
| ~ paring | (usually plural) a part of a fruit or vegetable that is pared or cut off; especially the skin or peel.; "she could peel an apple with a single long paring" |
| ~ catch | anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching).; "he shared his catch with the others" |
| ~ commemorative | an object (such as a coin or postage stamp) made to mark an event or honor a person. |
| ~ discard | anything that is cast aside or discarded. |
| ~ finding | something that is found.; "the findings in the gastrointestinal tract indicate that he died several hours after dinner"; "an area rich in archaeological findings" |
| ~ floater | an object that floats or is capable of floating. |
| ~ fomite, vehicle | any inanimate object (as a towel or money or clothing or dishes or books or toys etc.) that can transmit infectious agents from one person to another. |
| ~ geological formation, formation | (geology) the geological features of the earth. |
| ~ growth | something grown or growing.; "a growth of hair" |
| ~ hail | many objects thrown forcefully through the air.; "a hail of pebbles"; "a hail of bullets" |
| ~ head | a rounded compact mass.; "the head of a comet" |
| ~ ice | the frozen part of a body of water. |
| ~ dry land, ground, solid ground, terra firma, earth, land | the solid part of the earth's surface.; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground" |
| ~ land, soil, ground | material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use).; "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil" |
| ~ moon | any object resembling a moon.; "he made a moon lamp that he used as a night light"; "the clock had a moon that showed various phases" |
| ~ neighbor, neighbour | a nearby object of the same kind.; "Fort Worth is a neighbor of Dallas"; "what is the closest neighbor to the Earth?" |
| ~ remains | any object that is left unused or still extant.; "I threw out the remains of my dinner" |
| ~ ribbon, thread | any long object resembling a thin line.; "a mere ribbon of land"; "the lighted ribbon of traffic"; "from the air the road was a grey thread"; "a thread of smoke climbed upward" |
| ~ shiner | something that shines (with emitted or reflected light). |
| ~ vagabond | anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place.; "pirate ships were vagabonds of the sea" |
| ~ wall | anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect.; "a wall of water"; "a wall of smoke"; "a wall of prejudice"; "negotiations ran into a brick wall" |
| ~ web | an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving.; "the trees cast a delicate web of shadows over the lawn" |
| n. (cognition) | 2. aim, object, objective, target | the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable).; "the sole object of her trip was to see her children" |
| ~ goal, end | the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it.; "the ends justify the means" |
| ~ grail | the object of any prolonged endeavor. |
| ~ business | an immediate objective.; "gossip was the main business of the evening" |
| ~ point | the object of an activity.; "what is the point of discussing it?" |
| ~ thing | a special objective.; "the thing is to stay in bounds" |
| n. (communication) | 3. object | (grammar) a constituent that is acted upon.; "the object of the verb" |
| ~ grammar | the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics). |
| ~ object of a preposition, prepositional object | the object governed by a preposition. |
| ~ direct object, object of the verb | the object that receives the direct action of the verb. |
| ~ indirect object | the object that is the recipient or beneficiary of the action of the verb. |
| ~ retained object | an object in a passive construction. |
| ~ grammatical constituent, constituent | (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction. |
| n. (cognition) | 4. object | the focus of cognitions or feelings.; "objects of thought"; "the object of my affection" |
| ~ cognitive content, mental object, content | the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned. |
| ~ antipathy | the object of a feeling of intense aversion; something to be avoided.; "cats were his greatest antipathy" |
| ~ bugbear, hobgoblin | an object of dread or apprehension.; "Germany was always a bugbear for France"; "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds" |
| ~ execration | the object of cursing or detestation; that which is execrated. |
| ~ center of attention, centre of attention, center, centre | the object upon which interest and attention focuses.; "his stories made him the center of the party" |
| ~ hallucination | an object perceived during a hallucinatory episode.; "he refused to believe that the angel was a hallucination" |
| ~ infatuation | an object of extravagant short-lived passion. |
| ~ love, passion | any object of warm affection or devotion.; "the theater was her first love"; "he has a passion for cock fighting" |
| n. (cognition) | 5. object | (computing) a discrete item that provides a description of virtually anything known to a computer.; "in object-oriented programming, objects include data and define its status, its methods of operation and how it interacts with other objects" |
| ~ computer science, computing | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures. |
| v. (communication) | 6. object | express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent.; "She never objected to the amount of work her boss charged her with"; "When asked to drive the truck, she objected that she did not have a driver's license" |
| ~ disapprove, reject | deem wrong or inappropriate.; "I disapprove of her child rearing methods" |
| ~ demur, except | take exception to.; "he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday" |
| ~ take exception, challenge | raise a formal objection in a court of law. |
| ~ carp, cavil, chicane | raise trivial objections. |
| ~ mind | be offended or bothered by; take offense with, be bothered by.; "I don't mind your behavior" |
| ~ remonstrate | argue in protest or opposition. |
| ~ make a stink, raise a stink, raise hell | take strong and forceful action, as to object or express discontent.; "She raised hell when she found out that she wold not be hired again" |
| v. (stative) | 7. object | be averse to or express disapproval of.; "My wife objects to modern furniture" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
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