[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

object \object"\, 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.
   1913 webster +pjc

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

object \ob"ject\ o^b"je^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.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

            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.
      1913 webster

            the object of their bitterest hatred. --macaulay.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

            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.
      1913 webster

            let our object be, our country, our whole country,
            and nothing but our country.          --d. webster.
      1913 webster

   4. sight; show; appearance; aspect. obs. --shak.
      1913 webster

            he, advancing close
            up to the lake, past all the rest, arose
            in glorious object.                   --chapman.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster

   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.
      pjc

   7. ontology anything which exists and which has attributes;
      distinguished from attributes, processes, and
      relations.
      pjc

   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.
      1913 webster
see also:
object attributes processes relations object glass objective 
objective lens microscope object lesson object staff leveling staff 
object teaching 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

object \object"\ o^bje^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.
      1913 webster

            of less account some knight thereto object,
            whose loss so great and harmful can not prove.
                                                  --fairfax.
      1913 webster

            some strong impediment or other objecting itself.
                                                  --hooker.
      1913 webster

            pallas to their eyes
            the mist objected, and condensed the skies. --pope.
      1913 webster

   2. to offer in opposition as a criminal charge or by way of
      accusation or reproach; to adduce as an objection or
      adverse reason.
      1913 webster

            he gave to him to object his heinous crime.
                                                  --spencer.
      1913 webster

            others object the poverty of the nation. --addison.
      1913 webster

            the book . . . giveth liberty to object any crime
            against such as are to be ordered.    --whitgift.
      1913 webster
see also:
objected objecting ob- jet 

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

object \object"\, a. l. objectus, p. p.
   opposed; presented in opposition; also, exposed. obs.
   1913 webster

[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0

object
     n 1: 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"
     v 1: 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"
see also:
physical object aim objective target 

[6] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

250 moby thesaurus words for "object":
   ic analysis, affair, agree to disagree, aim, an existence,
   appositive, article, artifact, attribute, attributive, balk, ban,
   be against, be at cross-purposes, beef, being, bitch, blackball,
   body, boggle, boycott, break, break off, bulk, butt, by-end,
   by-purpose, call in question, categorically reject, challenge,
   clash, collide, complain, complain loudly, complement, conflict,
   confront, construction modifier, contend with, contradict, counter,
   creature, criticize, critter, cry out against, cutting,
   deep structure, demonstrate, demonstrate against, demur, deprecate,
   design, destination, differ, dingus, direct object, disaccord,
   disagree, disallow, disapprove, disapprove of, discommend,
   disfavor, dispute, dissent, dissent from, dofunny, dohickey,
   dojigger, dojiggy, domajig, domajigger, doodad, dowhacky, duty,
   end, end in view, entelechy, enter a protest, entity, eppes, etwas,
   except, exclude, expostulate, face down, face out, face up to,
   fact, filler, final cause, flumadiddle, focus, form-function unit,
   front, frown, frown at, frown down, frown upon, function, gadget,
   game, gigamaree, gimmick, gizmo, goal, grimace at, hickey, holler,
   hootenanny, hootmalalie, howl, idea,
   immediate constituent analysis, indirect object, individual,
   intent, intention, interfere with, inveigh against, item, jangle,
   jar, jib, jigger, jostle, kick, kick against, levels, life,
   look askance at, look black upon, make a stand, march, mark, mass,
   material, material thing, matter, meet head-on, mismatch, mismate,
   modifier, monad, negate, not approve, not go for, not hear of,
   not hold with, object in mind, object to, objective,
   offer resistance, oppose, organism, ostracize, person, persona,
   personality, phenomenon, phrase structure, picket, plan, predicate,
   press objections, prey, protest, protest against, purpose, pursuit,
   qualifier, quarry, quelque chose, quintain, rail, raise a howl,
   rally, ranks, rant, rave, reality, reason, reason for being,
   recalcitrate, refuse, reject, reluct, remonstrate, revolt,
   say no to, scruple, shallow structure, show fight, sit in, slot,
   slot and filler, something, soul, spurn, squawk, stand,
   stand at bay, stand up against, stand up to, state a grievance,
   stickle, storm, strata, strike, strive against, structure, stuff,
   subject, substance, surface structure, syntactic analysis,
   syntactic structure, syntactics, syntax, tagmeme,
   take exception to, tangible, target, teach in, teleology, thing,
   thingum, thingumabob, thingumadad, thingumadoodle, thingumajig,
   thingumajigger, thingumaree, thingummy, think ill of,
   think little of, thumb down, ultimate aim, underlying structure,
   unit, use, vary, view with disfavor, volume, whatchy, widget,
   withstand, word arrangement, word order, yell bloody murder

[7] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

object
     
        in object-oriented programming, a unique instance of a data
        structure defined according to the template provided by its
        class.  each object has its own values for the variables
        belonging to its class and can respond to the messages
        methods defined by its class.
     
     
see also:
object-oriented programming class method 

Object >> O Words
Object, definition of term: Object
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Object Request >> O Words
Object Request, definition of term: Object Request
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Object Lesson >> O Words
Object Lesson, definition of term: Object Lesson
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Object Code >> O Words
Object Code, definition of term: Object Code
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Direct Object >> D Words
Direct Object, definition of term: Direct Object
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Indirect Object >> I Words
Indirect Object, definition of term: Indirect Object
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Common Object M >> C Words
Common Object M, definition of term: Common Object M
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