object

Noun
  1. A tangible and visible entity;
    An entity that can cast a shadow (synset 100002684)
    "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
    is a type of: physical entity - an entity that has physical existence
    subtypes:
    • unit, whole - an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity
    • location - a point or extent in space
    • charm, good luck charm - something believed to bring good luck
    • curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity - something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
    • draw, lot - anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random
    • film - a thin coating or layer
    • hoodoo - something believed to bring bad luck
    • je ne sais quoi - something indescribable
    • keepsake, relic, souvenir, token - something of sentimental value
    • filler, makeweight - anything added to fill out a whole
    • part, portion - something less than the whole of a human artifact
    • prop, property - any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie
    • snake - something long, thin, and flexible that resembles a snake
    • stuff - miscellaneous unspecified objects
    • small beer, trifle, trivia, 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
    • catch - anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching)
    • 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
    • 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
    • formation, geological formation - (geology) the geological features of the earth
    • growth - something grown or growing
    • hail - many objects thrown forcefully through the air
    • head - a rounded compact mass
    • ice - the frozen part of a body of water
    • dry land, earth, ground, land, solid ground, terra firma - the solid part of the earth's surface
    • ground, land, soil - material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
    • moon - any object resembling a moon
    • neighbor, neighbour - a nearby object of the same kind
    • remains - any object that is left unused or still extant
    • ribbon, thread - any long object resembling a thin line
    • shiner - something that shines (with emitted or reflected light)
    • vagabond - anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place
    • wall - anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect
    • web - an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
    same as: physical object
  2. The goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable) (synset 105990115)
    "the sole object of her trip was to see her children"
    is a type of: end, goal - the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
    subtypes:
    • grail - the object of any prolonged endeavor
    • business - an immediate objective
    • point - the object of an activity
    • thing - a special objective
    same as: aim, objective, target
  3. (grammar) a constituent that is acted upon (synset 106321227)
    "the object of the verb"
    referred to in: grammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
    is a type of: constituent, grammatical constituent - (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction
    subtypes:
  4. The focus of cognitions or feelings (synset 105818974)
    "objects of thought"; "the object of my affection"
    is a type of: cognitive content, content, mental object - the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
    subtypes:
  5. (computing) a discrete item that provides a description of virtually anything known to a computer (synset 106142175)
    "in object-oriented programming, objects include data and define its status, its methods of operation and how it interacts with other objects"
    is a type of: computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
Verb
  1. Express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent (synset 200809123)
    "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"
    is a type of: disapprove, reject - deem wrong or inappropriate
    subtypes:
  2. Be averse to or express disapproval of (synset 202759740)
    "My wife objects to modern furniture"
    is a type of: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

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