Word: object
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 .
a material thing that can be seen and touched. Example: he was dragging a large object
a person or thing to which a specified action or feeling is directed. Example: disease became the object of investigation
a noun or noun phrase governed by an active transitive verb or by a preposition. Example: in Gaelic the word order is verb, subject, object
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. Example: the interface treats most items, including cells, graphs, and buttons, as objects
say something to express one's opposition to or disagreement with something. Example: residents object to the volume of traffic
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