something that is capable of being seen and touched
a person or thing that is receiving an action or feeling
an object of study
the object of derision
in philosophy, something external to the thinking or perceiving mind
an end towards which effort or action is directed
the object of the exercise
a noun or noun equivalent following appearing in a prepositional phrase or representing the recipient goal or the result of the action of a its verb, e.g. house in we built a house
in computing, a component of a software system
dated somebody or something that is ridiculous, outlandish, or pathetic in appearance
He looked a real object
no object
not a problem or obstacle; not something that will restrict one's actions
objectless adj
[Middle English, ultimately from Latin objectum, neuter of obicere to throw in the way, present, hinder, from ob- + jacere to throw]