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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
object
I.noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an object of desire (=someone or something you want very much)
▪ The store provides cheese lovers with the object of their desire.
an object of pity (=someone who people feel sorry for)
▪ He was a proud man and he didn't want to be treated as an object of pity.
an object of veneration
▪ The sun was an object of veneration.
be an object/a subject of curiosity (=be something or someone that makes people curious)
▪ Anyone new was always the object of our curiosity.
defeat the object/purpose (of the exercise)
▪ Don’t let your arms relax as that would defeat the object of the exercise.
direct object
inanimate object
▪ an inanimate object
indirect object
object code
object of ridicule
▪ He had become an object of ridicule among the other teachers.
sex object
solid objects
▪ The ship’s sonar can detect the presence of solid objects in the water.
the object of a verb (=a noun, pronoun etc that an action is done to)
▪ "The ball" is the object of the verb in "I hit the ball."
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
direct
▪ The primary pleasures of the imagination derive from direct observation of objects before our eyes.
▪ The term is usually restricted to nouns and adjectives accompanying a direct object: Have I made this clear?.
▪ The predictability of the direct objects of gnash and purse is revealed by the pleonastic nature of?
inanimate
▪ This makes the study of human beings different from that of animals and of inanimate objects.
▪ Some people, for example, take on the persona of an animal or a monster or an inanimate object.
▪ It forces them to tease out information from inanimate objects.
▪ Frankly, I never used to feel guilty about disappointing inanimate objects.
▪ The Bible as holy literature, the oracles of the Logos, has become for them an inanimate object of scientific investigation.
▪ It is that of the inanimate disposable object.
▪ The distinction applies to nouns which refer to animate beings as well as those which refer to inanimate objects.
▪ If either of these inanimate objects knows you are going to dump it, it will turn on you.
large
▪ Even large physical objects like stars consist of a rather limited array of parts, more or less haphazardly arranged.
▪ Also, one photo shows a large object that resembles an iceberg trapped in solid sea ice.
▪ The largest object for miles, dominating the shallow depression which is the valley of the Ancre, is the Thiepval Memorial.
▪ Ida and Gaspra are S-type asteroids, stony-iron objects believed to have once been part of larger objects that were partly melted.
▪ The Safrane's hatchback format comes into its own when large objects need to be transported.
▪ The more space they take up, the larger the object looks.
▪ Slightly larger objects, however different and unrelated, should be grouped so that they have something in common like colour or national origin.
▪ Like giant swells rocking an ocean liner, these waves shook larger objects.
other
▪ They had indulged them with a capricious dominion, sometimes over the one, sometimes over the other object of desire.
▪ Now the Collector's finger was pointing at other objects, including even those belonging to himself.
▪ Whatever it was precipitated an avalanche of other objects which thundered down around him as Charles fell sprawling to the ground.
▪ Ultimately the individual attempts to attain maturity or mature dependence on other objects in the environment.
▪ Pressed flowers can be used on many other printed objects, and not necessarily for commercial purposes.
▪ But then I lose what I most want from it, that it be in a room with other objects.
▪ It looked newer than any other object in the shed.
▪ The only other object of immediate interest is the globular cluster M30, near Zeta.
physical
▪ The term structure is taken from the physical world where objects relate to each other differently.
▪ Physical knowledge is knowledge of the physical properties of objects derived by the manipulation of objects.
▪ But they don't literally try to deform the old physical object into the new one.
▪ And these are just thoughts about the spectacles qua physical objects of a certain size and weight.
▪ Who is it that owns these physical objects?
▪ But the old comfort farmer will hardly need the physical object any longer.
▪ Second, there are physical objects, indulging in this activity, but constrained by precise mathematical laws.
small
▪ I looked round for some small objects to work with.
▪ I place at A a small hard blocking object, of the sort that ruins real pairs of scissors.
▪ An assistant held up two small objects.
▪ I have always felt the need to copy nature in small objects, particularly the casual or accidental.
▪ The search for smaller objects in the outer Solar System has only just started, however.
▪ By eight months, Hannah could pick up small objects by scooping them up into her fist.
▪ Figure 5.2 Toads recognize small moving objects as food.
▪ For small objects, acrylic has pretty much replaced wood.
solid
▪ When the vibrations meet a solid object like a wall or window it will respond by vibrating,.
▪ But the feat would be impossible if the wave were a solid object.
▪ It is suggested that the bat hears echoes of its own squeaks rebounding from solid objects.
▪ In fact, vibrations travel through solid objects at fixed speeds, just as sound travels through air at a fixed speed.
▪ All of the objects and characters are solid 3D objects which are calculated in real time.
▪ The signals reflected back from solid objects like these skulls form an image which can be enhanced by a computer.
▪ Sound waves travel more easily through solid objects than through the air.
■ NOUN
lesson
▪ It's an object lesson for all feature writers.
▪ She was spared the trauma of dinner, the object lesson in human dignity, and the smoke of Revolution.
▪ The series is an object lesson in, among many other qualities, the differences of gaze.
▪ The highly sophisticated broadcasting industry offers an object lesson in the inadequacy of current standards of measuring public behavior.
▪ The regimented society of social insects such as ants and bees is an object lesson in order and organization.
▪ His experience was an object lesson for young men who are considering a career in government.
▪ And the ride is an object lesson in suppleness and elimination of vibration.
▪ The parched remnants were, for Roosevelt, a stark object lesson in the need for animal protection.
■ VERB
become
▪ We understand how deeply people can become attached to sacred objects.
▪ The Dynabook turned out to become less a real object than a vision for an object.
▪ Other regions, which did not happen to pick up a rotation, would become oval-shaped objects called elliptical galaxies.
▪ Gradually, the enterprise became the object of good-natured office ridicule.
▪ Thereafter the Bambino became an object of pilgrimage and there are thanks offerings all around.
▪ Mitchell dragged his steps, his feet telling him to become an immovable object.
▪ The countryside has a dignity in Piersanti's novel which keeps it from becoming a mere object of nostalgia.
▪ Ironically, Vivian herself becomes the object of scholarly study.
defeat
▪ Water quality would not be improved because of the extra load on the system, which defeats the object.
▪ Hollows attract water, which obviously defeats the object of the exercise: to create a waterproof hat.
▪ Such a procedure, of course, defeats the object of classification.
▪ Mere preservation, however, can lead eventually to decay and thus defeats its object.
▪ This defeats the object of the exercise.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
foreign body/matter/object
▪ Make sure you remove all foreign matter from the wound.
▪ A group of prisoners was carefully picking foreign bodies from a mound of rice before cooking.
▪ Even for the last remaining superpower, domestic issues, not foreign matters, dominate national elections.
▪ Eyes inflamed from trauma or after foreign bodies have been removed.
▪ Lombardy was stopped and arrested on suspicion of rape by force; rape with a foreign object and false imprisonment.
▪ Nothing but the thrill of seeing your name in print, alongside your gut-wrenching tale of finding foreign objects in your food.
▪ Tell everyone to watch out for a foreign body?
▪ The resulting pellets are termed Type 90 reflecting the high percentage of hop material present compared to water and foreign matters.
▪ We describe two cases of accidental aspiration of a foreign body after use of a metered dose inhaler.
money is no object
▪ Choose whatever outfit you want - money no object!
▪ If money were no object, what kind of house would you want?
▪ Simon always ordered the best. It was obvious that money was no object.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ After his stroke, he was able to name inanimate objects like saws and shovels, but unable to name most living things.
▪ Children should be able to point to each object as they count it.
▪ In this game the object is to score as many points as you can in the time given.
▪ The object of the exercise is to keep kids in school, rather than leaving without graduating.
▪ The object of the search was to find a small plane that has been missing for two days.
▪ The sculpture is made from objects he found on beaches in Mexico.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ An art object is especially difficult for the critic, as there are many ways in which its description can be approached.
▪ But we also brought food, stones found along the way, wild flowers, and objects from our personal belongings.
▪ Deferred imitation is the imitation of objects and events that have not been present for some time.
▪ It examines some respects in which software is both like and unlike traditional museum objects.
▪ It is these muscles which make it possible to stand up straight and bend over to lift objects.
▪ The best approach is therefore for a document processing system to allow the user to define and use logical objects.
▪ The infant has no concept of objects.
▪ This enables messages sent from the object database to access information stored in the Sybase system.
II.verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
strongly
▪ The little mite had objected strongly.
▪ Like his Symbolist friends Gauguin in 1888 strongly objected to illusionist painting.
▪ This was strongly objected to by another person.
to
▪ It wasn't the bustling energy she objected to, but the impersonality.
▪ Local plans on the other hand can be objected to.
▪ He burned joss sticks in his room, a practice Richard objected to, though it improved the smell of the flat.
▪ And just what is it that we are objecting to?
▪ That's what I really object to.
▪ I got the impression that there's one bit they particularly object to.
▪ On the other, different strata among the middle classes found much to object to in the statusquo.
■ NOUN
idea
▪ If you want to object to the idea, they kill you.
▪ I always objected to the idea that everything is predetermined and that we have no choice.
▪ But even he objected to the idea of a security arrangement imposed by foreign powers.
use
▪ I believe that many readers will object to the use of simulated spectral data throughout the text.
▪ Those who objected to his use of stages probably did so out of a misunderstanding.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Does anyone object to these proposals?
▪ His supporters will certainly object if he is fired.
▪ Rebecca objects to being told what to do.
▪ The committee strongly objected to the report's recommendations.
▪ Will she object if I use her laptop?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Britain also objected to the new directive on maternity leave.
▪ But I have met many who objected to the kind of society it has created because of its injustice and inhumanity.
▪ By July they were objecting to overseas service at all.
▪ Human rights groups object to the proposed 50 percent reduction in the number of refugees who could be admitted to the country.
▪ Local plans on the other hand can be objected to.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Object

Object \Ob*ject"\, v. i. To make opposition in words or argument; to express one's displeasure; -- usually followed by to; as, she objected to his vulgar language.
--Sir. T. More.

Object

Object \Ob"ject\ ([o^]b"j[e^]kt), n. [L. objectus. See Object, v. t.]

  1. That which is put, or which may be regarded as put, in the way of some of the senses; something visible or tangible and persists for an appreciable time; as, he observed an object in the distance; all the objects in sight; he touched a strange object in the dark.

  2. Anything which is set, or which may be regarded as set, before the mind so as to be apprehended or known; that of which the mind by any of its activities takes cognizance, whether a thing external in space or a conception formed by the mind itself; as, an object of knowledge, wonder, fear, thought, study, etc.

    Object is a term for that about which the knowing subject is conversant; what the schoolmen have styled the ``materia circa quam.''
    --Sir. W. Hamilton.

    The object of their bitterest hatred.
    --Macaulay.

  3. That toward which the mind, or any of its activities, is directed; that on which the purpose are fixed as the end of action or effort; that which is sought for; goal; end; aim; motive; final cause.

    Object, beside its proper signification, came to be abusively applied to denote motive, end, final cause . . . . This innovation was probably borrowed from the French.
    --Sir. W. Hamilton.

    Let our object be, our country, our whole country, and nothing but our country.
    --D. Webster.

  4. Sight; show; appearance; aspect. [Obs.]
    --Shak.

    He, advancing close Up to the lake, past all the rest, arose In glorious object.
    --Chapman.

  5. (Gram.) A word, phrase, or clause toward which an action is directed, or is considered to be directed; as, the object of a transitive verb.

  6. (Computers) Any set of data that is or can be manipulated or referenced by a computer program as a single entity; -- the term may be used broadly, to include files, images (such as icons on the screen), or small data structures. More narrowly, anything defined as an object within an object-oriented programming language.

  7. (Ontology) Anything which exists and which has attributes; distinguished from attributes, processes, and relations.

    Object glass, the lens, or system of lenses, placed at the end of a telescope, microscope, etc., which is toward the object. Its function is to form an image of the object, which is then viewed by the eyepiece. Called also objective or objective lens. See Illust. of Microscope.

    Object lesson, a lesson in which object teaching is made use of.

    Object staff. (Leveling) Same as Leveling staff.

    Object teaching, a method of instruction, in which illustrative objects are employed, each new word or idea being accompanied by a representation of that which it signifies; -- used especially in the kindergarten, for young children.

Object

Object \Ob*ject"\ ([o^]b*j[e^]kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Objected; p. pr. & vb. n. Objecting.] [L. objectus, p. p. of objicere, obicere, to throw or put before, to oppose; ob (see Ob-) + jacere to throw: cf. objecter. See Jet a shooting forth.]

  1. To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose. [Obs.]

    Of less account some knight thereto object, Whose loss so great and harmful can not prove.
    --Fairfax.

    Some strong impediment or other objecting itself.
    --Hooker.

    Pallas to their eyes The mist objected, and condensed the skies.
    --Pope.

  2. To offer in opposition as a criminal charge or by way of accusation or reproach; to adduce as an objection or adverse reason.

    He gave to him to object his heinous crime.
    --Spencer.

    Others object the poverty of the nation.
    --Addison.

    The book . . . giveth liberty to object any crime against such as are to be ordered.
    --Whitgift.

Object

Object \Ob*ject"\, a. [L. objectus, p. p.] Opposed; presented in opposition; also, exposed. [Obs.]

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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
object

late 14c., "tangible thing, something perceived or presented to the senses," from Medieval Latin objectum "thing put before" (the mind or sight), noun use of neuter of Latin obiectus "lying before, opposite" (as a noun in classical Latin, "charges, accusations"), past participle of obicere "to present, oppose, cast in the way of," from ob "against" (see ob-) + iacere "to throw" (see jet (v.)). Sense of "thing aimed at" is late 14c. No object "not a thing regarded as important" is from 1782. As an adjective, "presented to the senses," from late 14c. Object lesson "instruction conveyed by examination of a material object" is from 183

object

c.1400, "to bring forward in opposition," from Old French objecter and directly from Latin obiectus, past participle of obiectare "to cite as grounds for disapproval, set against, oppose," literally "to put or throw before or against," frequentative of obicere (see object (n.)). Related: Objected; objecting.

Wiktionary
object

n. 1 A thing that has physical existence. 2 The goal, end or purpose of something. 3 (context grammar English) The noun phrase which is an internal complement of a verb phrase or a prepositional phrase. In a verb phrase with a transitive action verb, it is typically the receiver of the action. 4 A person or thing toward which an emotion is directed. 5 (context computing English) In object-oriented programming, an instantiation of a class or structure. 6 (context category theory English) (rfdef lang=en topic=category theory) 7 (context obsolete English) Sight; show; appearance; aspect. vb. 1 (context intransitive English) To disagree with something or someone; especially in a Court of Law, to raise an objection. 2 (context transitive obsolete English) To offer in opposition as a criminal charge or by way of accusation or reproach; to adduce as an objection or adverse reason. 3 (context transitive obsolete English) To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose.

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WordNet
object

  1. n. a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" [syn: physical object]

  2. the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children" [syn: aim, objective, target]

  3. (grammar) a constituent that is acted upon; "the object of the verb"

  4. the focus of cognitions or feelings; "objects of thought"; "the object of my affection"

object

  1. v. express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent; "She never objected to the amount of work her boss charged her with"; "When asked to drive the truck, she objected that she did not have a driver's license"

  2. be averse to or express disapproval of; "My wife objects to modern furniture"

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Wikipedia
Object (philosophy)

An object is a technical term in modern philosophy often used in contrast to the term subject. A subject is an observer and an object is a thing observed. For modern philosophers like Descartes, consciousness is a state of cognition that includes the subject—which can never be doubted as only it can be the one who doubts–—and some object(s) that may be considered as not having real or full existence or value independent of the subject who observes it. Metaphysical frameworks also differ in whether they consider objects exist independently of their properties and, if so, in what way.

The pragmatist Charles S. Peirce defines the broad notion of an object as anything that we can think or talk about. In a general sense it is any entity: the pyramids, Alpha Centauri, the number seven, a disbelief in predestination or the fear of cats. In a strict sense it refers to any definite being.

A related notion is objecthood. Objecthood is the state of being an object. One approach to defining it is in terms of objects' properties and relations. Descriptions of all bodies, minds, and persons must be in terms of their properties and relations. The philosophical question of the nature of objecthood concerns how objects are related to their properties and relations. For example, it seems that the only way to describe an apple is by describing its properties and how it is related to other things. Its properties may include its redness, its size and its composition, while its relations may include "on the table", "in the room" and "being bigger than other apples".

The notion of an object must address two problems: the change problems and the problems of substancess. Two leading theories about objecthood are substance theory, wherein substances (objects) are distinct from their properties, and bundle theory, wherein objects are no more than bundles of their properties.

Object (computer science)

In computer science, an object can be a variable, a data structure, or a function, and as such, is a location in memory having a value and possibly referenced by an identifier.

In the class-based object-oriented programming paradigm, "object" refers to a particular instance of a class where the object can be a combination of variables, functions, and data structures.

In relational database management, an object can be a table or column, or an association between data and a database entity (such as relating a person's age to a specific person).

Object (grammar)

Traditional grammar defines the object in a sentence as the entity that is acted upon by the subject. There is thus a primary distinction between subjects and objects that is understood in terms of the action expressed by the verb, e.g. Tom studies grammar - Tom is the subject and grammar is the object. Traditional theories of sentence structure divide the simple sentence into a subject and a predicate, whereby the object is taken to be part of the predicate. Many modern theories of grammar (e.g. dependency grammars), in contrast, take the object to be a verb argument like the subject, the difference between them being mainly just their prominence; the subject is ranked higher than the object and is thus more prominent.

The main verb in a clause determines whether and what objects are present. Transitive verbs require the presence of an object, whereas intransitive verbs block the appearance of an object. The term complement overlaps in meaning with object: all objects are complements, but not vice versa. The objects that verbs do and do not take is explored in detail in valency theory.

Object

Object may refer to:

Object (image processing)

An object in image processing is an identifiable portion of an image that can be interpreted as a single unit or is an identifiable portion of an image that can be interpreted as a single unit.

Category:Image processing

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Usage examples of "object".

He might abuse her in some other way, such as by inserting his fingers or an object to demonstrate his control and contempt, and in fact, we soon learned of the vaginal abrasions and bruising.

Recall that an object is accelerating if either the speed or the direction of its motion changes.

Particle accelerators are based on the same principle: They hurl bits of matter such as electrons and protons at each other as well as at other targets, and elaborate detectors analyze the resulting spray of debris to determine the architecture of the objects involved.

But the constant crowd of adorers who went to worship the goddess, having sounded her exploits rather too loudly, the august Maria-Theresa objected to this new creed being sanctioned in her capital, and the beautfiul actress received an order to quit Vienna forthwith.

The chief object of interest to me at Trieste was an actress in a company that was playing there.

I believe you understand the skill and mental acuity it would take to make a discerning decision about such a discovery, since prior knowledge of ancient objects and religions may be too skewed to be of service regarding this matter.

June 23 thirtynine leaves from North Wales, which were selected owing to objects of some kind adhering to them.

When this part is irritated by contact with any object, by caustic, or by a thin slice being cut off, the upper adjoining part of the radicle, for a length of from 6 or 7 to even 12 mm.

It was ascertained in several cases that this sensitiveness resides in the tip, which transmits an influence causing the adjoining upper part to bend in opposition to geotropism towards the moist object.

The Managers of the House objected to the admission of the testimony and the question of its admissibility was argued at length by General Butler, by Judge Curtis, and by Mr.

Now admitting the existence of a living thing that is at once a Thought and its object, it must be a Life distinct from the vegetative or sensitive life or any other life determined by Soul.

But you can depend on my word that you will not know it until you have written me a very long letter begging me very humbly to indicate the place where the divine letter of the adorable object of your vows has gone.

The objects of tile Institute were the advancement and propagation of information in Egypt, and the study and publication of all facts relating to the natural history, trade, and antiquities of that ancient country.

An Air Force spokesman said that glowing aerial objects reported over a four-state Western area were astronomical in nature.

Moya, in the course of meteorological observations on July 3, spotted the presence of an aerial object sighted for 20 minutes by nine members of the garrison.