object as a noun: - 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
as a verb: - 1
- 2
jump to corresponding sense entry
object
noun
1 object
A tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow:
— It was full of rackets, balls and other objects.
synonym: physical object.
Roget 846:
ugliness
etc.
adj.;
deformity,
inelegance;
acomia†;
disfigurement
etc.
(blemish)
848;
want of symmetry,
inconcinnity†;
distortion
etc.
243;
squalor
etc.
(uncleanness)
653.
forbidding countenance,
vinegar aspect,
hanging look,
wry face,
spretae injuria formae"
[Vergil].
[person who is ugly]
eyesore,
object,
witch,
hag,
figure,
sight,
fright;
monster;
dog [Coll.],
woofer [Coll.],
pig [Coll.];
octopus,
specter,
scarecrow,
harridan†,
satyr†,
toad,
monkey,
baboon,
Caliban,
Aesop†,
monstrum horrendum informe ingens cui lumen monstrum horrendum informe ingens cui lumen ademptum [Lat.]
[Vergil].
... show more
Roget 316:
materiality,
materialness;
corporeity†,
corporality†;
substantiality,
substantialness,
flesh and blood,
plenum;
physical condition.
matter,
body,
substance,
brute matter,
stuff,
element,
principle,
parenchyma [Biol.],
material,
substratum,
hyle†,
corpus,
pabulum;
frame.
object,
article,
thing,
something;
still life;
stocks and stones;
materials
etc.
635.
[Science of matter]
physics;
somatology†,
somatics;
natural philosophy,
experimental philosophy;
physicism†;
physical science,
philosophie positive [Fr.],
materialism;
materialist;
physicist;
somatism†,
somatist†.
... show more
Roget 3:
substantiality,
hypostasis;
person,
being,
thing,
object,
article,
item;
something,
a being,
an existence;
creature,
body,
substance,
flesh and blood,
stuff,
substratum;
matter
etc.
316;
corporeity†,
element,
essential nature,
groundwork,
materiality,
substantialness,
vital part.
[Totality of existences],
world
etc.
318;
plenum.
... show more
Dutch: ding, voorwerp
Polish: obiekt
2 object
The goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable):
— The sole object of her trip was to see her children.
synonyms: aim, objective, target.
Roget 620:
intent,
intention,
intentionality;
purpose;
quo animo [Lat.];
project
etc.
626;
undertaking
etc.
676;
predetermination
etc.
611;
design,
ambition.
contemplation,
mind,
animus,
view,
purview,
proposal;
study;
look out.
final cause;
raison d'etre [Fr.];
cui bono [Lat.];
object,
aim,
end;
the be all and the end all;"
drift
etc.
(meaning)
516;
tendency
etc.
176;
destination,
mark,
point,
butt,
goal,
target,
bull's-eye,
quintain [Mediev.];
prey,
quarry,
game.
decision,
determination,
resolve;
fixed set purpose,
settled purpose;
ultimatum;
resolution
etc.
604;
wish
etc.
865;
arriere pensee [Fr.];
motive
etc.
615.
[Study of final causes]
teleology.
... show more
Dutch: doel, doeleinde, doelwit, einddoel, oogmerk, streven
3 object
grammar A constituent that is acted upon.
Dutch: lijdend voorwerp, object, voorwerp
4 object
The focus of cognitions or feelings.
5 object
computing A discrete item that provides a description of virtually anything known to a computer.
Polish: obiekt
verb
1 object
Express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent.
Dutch: tegenspreken
2 object
Be averse to or express disapproval of.
Moby 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 ... show more.
debug info: 0.0471