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| ob·ject [ óbjəkt ] |
noun (plural ob·jects) |
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1. something visible or tangible: something that can be seen or touched
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2. focus: a focus of somebody's attention or emotion
  an object of public curiosity
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3. goal: a goal or purpose
What is your object in pursuing this line of questioning?
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4. grammar noun affected by verb: a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase denoting somebody or something that is acted on by a verb or affected by the action of a verb
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5. grammar noun governed by preposition: a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase that is governed by a preposition
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6. philosophy something perceived and named as separate: something that is perceived as an entity and referred to by a name
mental objects
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7. optics source of light rays: the point or series of points that are or appear to be the source of light rays in an optical system
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8. comput unit of information: a block of information containing text or graphics that can be shared among applications. Changes subsequently made to the original information are reflected in all the documents in which it appears.
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9. comput unit of computer programming: a collection of variables, data structures, and procedures stored as an entity and forming a basic building block of object-oriented programming
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verb (past and past participle ob·ject·ed, present participle ob·ject·ing, 3rd person present singular ob·jects) |
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1. intransitive verb be opposed: to be opposed to something, or express opposition to it
I object to being treated like a lackey.
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2. transitive verb put something forward as objection: to state something as a reason for being opposed to something
She objected that she would have insufficient time to prepare for the interview.
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| [14th century. < medieval Latin objectum "thing presented (to the sight)" < Latin obicere "present, throw against" < jacere "to throw"] |
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something is no object indicates that something is not a concern or difficulty
I want the best room you have - money's no object.
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object, protest, demur, remonstrate, expostulate
CORE MEANING: to indicate opposition to something
object to be opposed or averse to something, or express opposition to it;
Two companies objected strongly to the proposals.
I don't object to people smoking in the privacy of their own homes.
protest to express strong disapproval of or disagreement with something, or to refuse to obey or accept something, often by making a formal statement or taking action in public;
a noisy demonstration of several hundred workers protesting against the proposed tax
On the other side of the door, he heard Anne protesting loudly at having to meet him.
demur to raise objections in a hesitant or tentative way;
In response to Alan's offer, they at first demurred politely, but finally succumbed to his persuasion.
Janet had demurred at her aunt's room being used, especially so soon after the woman's death.
remonstrate to reason or argue forcefully with somebody against something;
"You don't mean that!" she remonstrated.
The court heard that the store owner had remonstrated with the couple for unruly behavior on his premises.
expostulate to express disagreement or disapproval vehemently, or to attempt to dissuade somebody from doing something;
"Look here, Peter, don't talk nonsense!" expostulated Dan.
Now and again someone would try to expostulate with the judge, but he never went back on a decision. |
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