object

(ŏbˈjĭkt, -jĕktˌ)

1. Something perceptible by one or more of the senses, especially by vision or touch; a material thing.
2. A focus of attention, feeling, thought, or action: an object of contempt.
3. The purpose, aim, or goal of a specific action or effort: the object of the game.
4. Grammar
   a. A noun, pronoun, or noun phrase that receives or is affected by the action of a verb within a sentence.
   b. A noun or substantive governed by a preposition.
5. Philosophy Something intelligible or perceptible by the mind.
6. Computer Science A discrete item that can be selected and maneuvered, such as an onscreen graphic. In object-oriented programming, objects include data and the procedures necessary to operate on that data.

1. To present a dissenting or opposing argument; raise an objection: objected to the testimony of the witness.
2. To be averse to or express disapproval of something: objects to modern materialism.

Related Forms:

• ob·jecˈtor noun