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Type Words
Synonyms aim, objective, target
Type of goal, end
Has types thing, grail, business, point


the sole object of her trip was to see her children.
Type Words
Synonyms physical object
Type of physical entity
Has types thread, token, trifle, trivia, triviality, terra firma, part, wall, peculiarity, vehicle, portion, vagabond, prop, property, rarity, relic, remains, ribbon, shiner, small beer, snake, soil, solid ground, souvenir, stuff, unit, charm, commemorative, curio, curiosity, discard, draw, dry land, earth, filler, film, finding, floater, fomite, formation, geological formation, good luck charm, ground, growth, hail, head, hoodoo, ice, je ne sais quoi, keepsake, land, location, lot, whole, makeweight, web, moon, neighbor, neighbour, catch, oddity, oddment, paring
Derivation objectify


it was full of rackets, balls and other objects.
Type Words
Type of be
Derivation objection


My wife objects to modern furniture.
Type Words
Type of computer science, computing


in object-oriented programming, objects include data and define its status, its methods of operation and how it interacts with other objects.
Type Words
Type of reject, disapprove
Has types raise hell, take exception, chicane, carp, challenge, raise a stink, remonstrate, make a stink, except, cavil, demur, mind
Derivation objection, objector


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.
Type Words
Type of grammatical constituent, constituent
Has types prepositional object, direct object, indirect object, object of a preposition, object of the verb, retained object


the object of the verb.
Type Words
Type of mental object, content, cognitive content
Has types passion, love, infatuation, centre of attention, hallucination, center, center of attention, execration, antipathy, hobgoblin, centre, bugbear


objects of thought.
the object of my affection.

Examples of object

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There are four periods to each game, and the object is to score the most points.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The dark object the officer observed was probably Washington's black cell phone.
From the kansas.com
Payday lending companies object to allegations they charge 400 percent interest.
From the kentucky.com
To begin with, measuring the quantum state of an object essentially destroys it.
From the foxnews.com
Once again, I have to object to the lack of respect accorded Caroline Wozniacki.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
In this case it helped us to discover a completely new type of celestial object.
From the sciencedaily.com
Civilians who support the government are the object of threats and intimidation.
From the infowars.com
Redd could have faced charges of desecration of venerated object, a misdemeanor.
From the suntimes.com
I strongly object to the death penalty, or to punishment that resembles torture.
From the economist.com
More examples
  • A tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
  • 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"
  • Aim: the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children"
  • Be averse to or express disapproval of; "My wife objects to modern furniture"
  • (grammar) a constituent that is acted upon; "the object of the verb"
  • The focus of cognitions or feelings; "objects of thought"; "the object of my affection"
  • In mathematics, a category is an algebraic structure consisting of a collection of "objects", linked together by a collection of "arrows" that have two basic properties: the ability to compose the arrows associatively and the existence of an identity arrow for each object. ...
  • In computer science, an object is any entity that can be manipulated by the commands of a programming language, such as a value, variable, function, or data structure. (With the later introduction of object oriented programming the same word, "object", refers to a particular instance of a class)
  • An object in grammar is part of a sentence, and often part of the predicate. It denotes somebody or something involved in the subject's "performance" of the verb. Basically, it is what the verb is being done to. ...