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Object

noun

A tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow. Synonym: physical object.

The goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable). Synonyms: aim, objective, target.

(grammar) a constituent that is acted upon.

The focus of cognitions or feelings. "The object of my affection"

(computing) a discrete item that provides a description of virtually anything known to a computer.

verb

(past & past part. objected; pres. part. objecting)

Express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent. "When asked to drive the truck, she objected that she did not have a driver's license"

Be averse to or express disapproval of.

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"Object" Quotes from Famous Books

... her new home, it was no easy task to teach such unruly girls as Alice and Rose, whose chief object was to get as much fun as possible at the expense of their governess, but she trusted in time to be able to bring them to better order by the exercise of firmness and kindness combined. With Amy, however it was quite different, she ...

— Isabel Leicester - A Romance • Clotilda Jennings

... enclosing a check for the amount necessary to purchase your pony, because at your age I took a trip through the Rocky Mountains, which awakened in me a new desire for riding. It has proved my greatest ally in the severe strains to which the pursuit of my object has subjected me to, and because your ancestors have always kept their iron constitutions into extreme old age by almost daily rides, and because the sense of ownership of a horse may awaken in you the love and knowledge of the animal, and may ...

— A Jolly by Josh • "Josh"

... him. He also inquired something about the prince of Friesland, and the princess, and also about the differences of the people of Friesland and His Royal Highness and Their High Mightinesses, which we told him.[318] We then thanked him for his favor, and said the object of our visit was not only to ask permission to go up the river, but also to leave the country. He thereupon stated that there would be no boat going to Boston for two or three weeks, but he intended to send one himself soon to Pennequicq,[319] which was at our service, and ...

— Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680 • Jasper Danckaerts

... heard a commotion in the water directly under the prow, and, looking over, he saw a strange-looking object, like one of the uncouth monsters of the deep, come to the surface and begin climbing up ...

— Adrift on the Pacific • Edward S. Ellis

... receive a tincture from the colour of the object that is nearest him; but the human mind in reality receives a bias from its connections. Link a man to the pulpit, and he cannot proceed to any great lengths in profligate life. Enter him into the army, and he will endeavour to swear himself into consequence. Make the ...

— An History of Birmingham (1783) • William Hutton

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