Object

Noun

 * 1) A thing that has physical existence.
 * 2) The goal, end or purpose of something.
 * 3) * 2000, Phyllis Barkas Goldman & John Grigni, Monkeyshines on Ancient Cultures
 * The object of tlachtli was to keep the rubber ball from touching the ground while trying to push it to the opponent's endline.
 * 1)  The noun phrase which is an internal complement of a verb phrase or a prepositional phrase. In a verb phrase with a transitive action verb, it is typically the receiver of the action.
 * 2) A person or thing toward which an emotion is directed.
 * Mary Jane had been the object of Peter's affection for years.
 * The convertible, once object of his desire, was now the object of his hatred.
 * 1)  In object-oriented programming, an instantiation of a class or structure.

Synonyms

 * article, item, thing
 * target
 * See also Thesaurus:goal

Derived terms

 * art object
 * celestial object
 * deep-sky object
 * depicted object
 * direct object
 * exponential object
 * foreign object
 * found object
 * function object
 * Herbig-Haro object
 * indirect object
 * initial object
 * Kuiper Belt Object/KBO
 * mental object
 * Messier object
 * natural object
 * object ball
 * object blindness
 * object code


 * object complement
 * object-control
 * object glass
 * objecthood
 * objectify
 * objective
 * object language
 * object lens
 * object lesson
 * object-oriented
 * object orientation
 * object pronoun
 * object space
 * physical object
 * prepositional object
 * retained object
 * sex object
 * terminal object
 * unidentified flying object/UFO

Related terms

 * objet d’art

Verb

 * 1)  To disagree with something or someone; especially in a Court of Law, to raise an objection.

Derived terms

 * objection

Adjectives for Object
salient; varied (pi); beloved; conspicuous; well-defined; practicable; spiritual; compassionable; irrelevant; tender; unworthy; contrary; opaque; warlike; foreign; venerable; slipping; benevolent; charitable; repressed; commanding; dark; uncouth; pear-shaped; dreadful; immediate; humanitarian; isolated; chimerical; hideous; accidental; ulterior; characteristic; manifest; fruitful; darling; concealed; staple; primary; animated; imperfect; half-seen; principal; de¬terminate; sensuous; loathsome; nobler; far-distant; beneficent; desired; frequent (pi); inanimate; forlorn; ornamental; definite; closest; supernatural; impersonal; gruesome; express; homely; prominent; unoffending; acceptable; exclusive; specific; interesting;  commonplace;   innumerable (pi); solitary; innocent; cardinal; celestial; terrific; natural; secondary; enigmatical; unappetizing; sausage-like; engrossing: incompatible; shining; rugged; sensible; objectionable; visible; baser; sufficient; noteworthy; ostensible; memorable; avowed; sublime; absorbing; pure; visual; alluring; baleful; infamous; remarkable; transparent; repulsive; dusky; legitimate; tangible; dispassionate; praiseworthy; respective; incommunicable; worthy; sole; indifferent; outward; distinct; obtrusive; demagogical; personified; requisite; laudable; engaging; supreme; important; honorable; distinguishing; death-dealing; central; vital; striking; shapeless; petty; sparse; impressive; unreasoning; particular; ludicrous; external; conceivable.

Verbs for Object
achieve—; acquaint with—; aim at—; attain —; consecrate to—; contemplate—; embrace —; endorse—; expose—; frustrate—; glori¬fy—; labor for—; oppose—; perceive—; pursue—; represent—; reveal—; serve—; —hinders; —interposes; —interrupts; —obstructs.

Adverbs for Object
strenuously; gruffly; pointedly; perversely; incompatibly;  legitimately;   passionately; dogmatically;  unreasonably;   graciously; ludicrously; fruitlessly; snobbishly; ultimately; sturdily; singularly.

Thesaurus
IC analysis, affair, agree to disagree, aim, an existence, appositive, article, artifact, attribute, attributive, balk, ban, be against, be at cross-purposes, beef, being, bitch, blackball, body, boggle, boycott, break, break off, bulk, butt, by-end, by-purpose, call in question, categorically reject, challenge, clash, collide, complain, complain loudly, complement, conflict, confront, construction modifier, contend with, contradict, counter, creature, criticize, critter, cry out against, cutting, deep structure, demonstrate, demonstrate against, demur, deprecate, design, destination, differ, dingus, direct object, disaccord, disagree, disallow, disapprove, disapprove of, discommend, disfavor, dispute, dissent, dissent from, dofunny, dohickey, dojigger, dojiggy, domajig, domajigger, doodad, dowhacky, duty, end, end in view, entelechy, enter a protest, entity, eppes, etwas, except, exclude, expostulate, face down, face out, face up to, fact, filler, final cause, flumadiddle, focus, form-function unit, front, frown, frown at, frown down, frown upon, function, gadget, game, gigamaree, gimmick, gizmo, goal, grimace at, hickey, holler, hootenanny, hootmalalie, howl, idea, immediate constituent analysis, indirect object, individual, intent, intention, interfere with, inveigh against, item, jangle, jar, jib, jigger, jostle, kick, kick against, levels, life, look askance at, look black upon, make a stand, march, mark, mass, material, material thing, matter, meet head-on, mismatch, mismate, modifier, monad, negate, not approve, not go for, not hear of, not hold with, object in mind, object to, objective, offer resistance, oppose, organism, ostracize, person, persona, personality, phenomenon, phrase structure, picket, plan, predicate, press objections, prey, protest, protest against, purpose, pursuit, qualifier, quarry, quelque chose, quintain, rail, raise a howl, rally, ranks, rant, rave, reality, reason, reason for being, recalcitrate, refuse, reject, reluct, remonstrate, revolt, say no to, scruple, shallow structure, show fight, sit in, slot, slot and filler, something, soul, spurn, squawk, stand, stand at bay, stand up against, stand up to, state a grievance, stickle, storm, strata, strike, strive against, structure, stuff, subject, substance, surface structure, syntactic analysis, syntactic structure, syntactics, syntax, tagmeme, take exception to, tangible, target, teach in, teleology, thing, thingum, thingumabob, thingumadad, thingumadoodle, thingumajig, thingumajigger, thingumaree, thingummy, think ill of, think little of, thumb down, ultimate aim, underlying structure, unit, use, vary, view with disfavor, volume, whatchy, widget, withstand, word arrangement, word order, yell bloody murder

Etymology
From obiectum: literally "thrown against", from obiectus:, perfect passive participle of obicio:, from ob: + iacio:.

Pronunciation

 * Noun




 * Verb

Noun

 * Arabic: (hádaf)
 * Armenian: ,
 * Chinese: 物体 (wùtǐ)
 * Croatian: ,
 * Czech:
 * Danish: ,
 * Dutch: ,
 * Estonian:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * Galician: obxeto
 * German:, Gegenstand
 * Haitian Creole:
 * Hebrew: ,
 * Hindi:
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:
 * Ido:
 * Italian:


 * Japanese: 物体 (ぶったい, buttai), 物 (もの, mono)
 * Korean: 물건 (mulgeon)
 * Macedonian:
 * Marathi: वस्तु (vastu)
 * Norwegian:, ,
 * Persian: (ĉiz),
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: ,
 * Russian: объект, предмет
 * Sanskrit:
 * Sindhi:,  ,
 * Slovene: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Tajik:
 * Telugu: వస్తువు (vastuvu)
 * Urdu:


 * Arabic:
 * Armenian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 賓語, 宾语
 * Croatian:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hebrew:
 * Hindi: कर्म (karma)
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:, andl.


 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 目的語 (もくてきご, mokutekigo)
 * Macedonian:, објект
 * Marathi: कर्म (karma)
 * Norwegian:
 * Persian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: объект,
 * Sanskrit: कर्म (karma)
 * Scottish Gaelic: cuspair
 * Sindhi:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Telugu: కర్మ (karma)


 * Croatian:
 * Finnish:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 対象 (たいしょう, taishō)
 * Norwegian:


 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: объект
 * Sindhi:


 * Croatian:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * Hebrew:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:


 * Macedonian: објект
 * Norwegian:
 * Persian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: объект


 * : objekto
 * : predmet

Verb

 * Czech:
 * Danish: indvende
 * Dutch: protesteren, ertegen zijn
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * German: dagegen sein, Einwände haben
 * Hungarian: ellenez
 * Icelandic:


 * Ido: objecionar
 * Italian:
 * Macedonian: приговара
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: возражать, возразить
 * Slovak: namietať
 * Spanish:

Noun

 * 1) object