- object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
--1 is a kind of entity
--1 has particulars:whole, whole thing, unit; living thing, animate thing; natural object; artifact, artefact; charm, good luck charm; curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity; draw, lot; film; hoodoo; je ne sais quois; keepsake, souvenir, token, relic; makeweight, filler; part, portion; property, prop; snake; triviality, trivia, trifle, small beer; whatchamacallit, stuff, whatsis, sundry, sundries; paring; catch; discard; finding; floater; fomite, vehicle; growth; head; ice; land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma; land, ground, soil; moon; neighbor, neighbour; remains; ribbon, thread; shiner; vagabond; wall; web Derived form: verb objectify1 - 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"
--2 is a kind of goal, end
--2 has particulars: business; point; thing - object - (grammar) a constituent that is acted upon; "the object of the verb"
--3 is a kind of constituent, grammatical constituent
--3 has particulars:prepositional object, object of a preposition; direct object, object of the verb; indirect object; retained object - object - the focus of cognitions or feelings; "objects of thought"; "the object of my affection"
--4 is a kind of content, cognitive content, mental object
--4 has particulars:antipathy; bugbear, hobgoblin; execration; center, center of attention; hallucination; infatuation; love, passion - object - the focus of cognitions or feelings; "objects of thought"; "the object of my affection"
- 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"
--1 is one way to disapprove, reject
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun objection1, noun objection3, noun objector1
Something ----s to somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
=> Somebody ----s
- object - be averse to or express disapproval of; "My wife objects to modern furniture"
--2 is one way to be
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun objection3
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP