English noun: object | |||
1. | object a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow | ||
Samples | It was full of rackets, balls and other objects. | ||
Synonyms | physical object | ||
Broader (hypernym) | physical entity | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | catch, charm, commemorative, curio, curiosity, discard, draw, dry land, earth, filler, film, finding, floater, fomite, formation, geological formation, good luck charm, ground, ground, growth, hail, head, hoodoo, ice, je ne sais quoi, keepsake, land, land, location, lot, makeweight, moon, neighbor, neighbour, oddity, oddment, paring, part, peculiarity, portion, prop, property, rarity, relic, remains, ribbon, shiner, small beer, snake, soil, solid ground, souvenir, stuff, terra firma, thread, token, trifle, trivia, triviality, unit, vagabond, vehicle, wall, web, whole | ||
2. | object (cognition) the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable) | ||
Samples | The sole object of her trip was to see her children. | ||
Synonyms | aim, objective, target | ||
Broader (hypernym) | end, goal | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | business, grail, point, thing | ||
3. | object (communication) (grammar) a constituent that is acted upon | ||
Samples | The object of the verb. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | constituent, grammatical constituent | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | direct object, indirect object, object of a preposition, object of the verb, prepositional object, retained object | ||
Domain category | grammar | ||
4. | object (cognition) the focus of cognitions or feelings | ||
Samples | Objects of thought. The object of my affection. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cognitive content, content, mental object | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | antipathy, bugbear, center, center of attention, centre, centre of attention, execration, hallucination, hobgoblin, infatuation, love, passion | ||
5. | object (cognition) (computing) a discrete item that provides a description of virtually anything known to a computer | ||
Samples | In object-oriented programming, objects include data and define its status, its methods of operation and how it interacts with other objects. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | computer science, computing | ||
English verb: object | |||
1. | object (communication) express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Something ----s to somebody. Somebody ----s PP. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disapprove, reject | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | carp, cavil, challenge, chicane, demur, except, make a stink, mind, raise a stink, raise hell, remonstrate, take exception | ||
2. | object (stative) be averse to or express disapproval of | ||
Samples | My wife objects to modern furniture. | ||
Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | be | ||