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   object

   noun

   • 1. a material thing that can be seen and touched: "he was dragging a large object" Similar thingarticleitempiecedevicegadgetentitybodyinformal:thingamajigthingamabobthingummywhatsitwhatchamacallitwhat-d'you-call-itthingydoodahdoobrygubbinsdoodaddoohickeydoojiggerdingusthingoOpposite abstract ideanotion
   • ▪ a thing external to the thinking mind or subject.
   • 2. a person or thing to which a specified action or feeling is directed: "disease became the object of investigation" Similar targetbuttfocusrecipientvictim
   • ▪ a goal or purpose: "the Institute was opened with the object of promoting scientific study" Similar purposeobjectiveaimgoaltargetendend in viewplanobject of the exerciseambitiondesignintentintentionideapoint
   • 3. a noun or noun phrase governed by an active transitive verb or by a preposition: "in Gaelic the word order is verb, subject, object"
   • 4. a data construct that provides a description of anything known to a computer (such as a processor or a piece of code) and defines its method of operation: "the interface treats most items, including cells, graphs, and buttons, as objects"

   verb

   • 1. say something to express one's opposition to or disagreement with something: "residents object to the volume of traffic"
   • ▪ cite as a reason against something: "Bryant objects this very circumstance to the authenticity of the Iliad"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from medieval Latin objectum ‘thing presented to the mind’, neuter past participle (used as a noun) of Latin obicere, from ob- ‘in the way of’ + jacere ‘to throw’; the verb may also partly represent the Latin frequentative objectare.

   Derivatives

   • 1. objectless adjective

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   What does object mean?

   • The meaning of OBJECT is something material that may be perceived by the senses. How to use object in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Object.

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   What does object mean in a sentence?

   • to offer a reason or argument in opposition. to express or feel disapproval, dislike, or distaste; be averse. Some people objected that the proposed import duty would harm world trade. Archaic. to bring forward or cite in opposition. object. objection. objective. informal.

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   What does object mean in a poem?

   • The speaker in the poem asks the object of his affections to observe the flea. An object is anything that has a fixed shape or form and that is not alive. ...an object the shape of a coconut. If you object to something, you express your dislike or disapproval of it. A lot of people will object to the book.

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   What is the object of business?

   • anything that is visible or tangible and is relatively stable in form. an object of medical investigation. Profit is the object of business. an object of curiosity and pity. objects of thought. Optics. the thing of which a lens or mirror forms an image.

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   a thing, person, or matter to which thought or action is directed: an object of medical investigation. the end toward which effort or action is directed; goal; purpose: Profit is the object of business. Synonyms: motive, intention, intent, aim, target, objective.

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   An object (OB-ject) is something that is a visible entity, something that can be perceived by the senses. If you are unsure whether something is an object, test it by seeing whether it can cast a shadow; if it can, it's an object, if it can't, it's not.

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