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   object

   noun

   • 1. a material thing that can be seen and touched: "he was dragging a large object" Similar thingarticleitempiecedevicegadgetentitybodyinformal:thingamajigthingamabobthingummywhatsitwhatchamacallitwhat-d'you-call-itthingydoodahdoobrygubbinsdoodaddoohickeydoojiggerdingusthingoOpposite abstract ideanotion
   • ▪ a thing external to the thinking mind or subject.
   • 2. a person or thing to which a specified action or feeling is directed: "disease became the object of investigation" Similar targetbuttfocusrecipientvictim
   • ▪ a goal or purpose: "the Institute was opened with the object of promoting scientific study" Similar purposeobjectiveaimgoaltargetendend in viewplanobject of the exerciseambitiondesignintentintentionideapoint
   • 3. a noun or noun phrase governed by an active transitive verb or by a preposition: "in Gaelic the word order is verb, subject, object"
   • 4. a data construct that provides a description of anything known to a computer (such as a processor or a piece of code) and defines its method of operation: "the interface treats most items, including cells, graphs, and buttons, as objects"

   verb

   • 1. say something to express one's opposition to or disagreement with something: "residents object to the volume of traffic"
   • ▪ cite as a reason against something: "Bryant objects this very circumstance to the authenticity of the Iliad"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from medieval Latin objectum ‘thing presented to the mind’, neuter past participle (used as a noun) of Latin obicere, from ob- ‘in the way of’ + jacere ‘to throw’; the verb may also partly represent the Latin frequentative objectare.

   Derivatives

   • 1. objectless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 17

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   • B

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   • E

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   • C

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   • T

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