Thesaurus: object

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1. v. t. To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose.
2. v. t. To offer in opposition as a criminal charge or by way of accusation or reproach; to adduce as an objection or adverse reason.
3. v. i. To make opposition in words or argument; -- usually followed by to.
4. v. t. That which is put, or which may be regarded as put, in the way of some of the senses; something visible or tangible; as, he observed an object in the distance; all the objects in sight; he touched a strange object in the dark.
5. v. t. That 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.
6. v. t. That by 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; end; aim; motive; final cause.
7. v. t. Sight; show; appearance; aspect.
8. v. t. A word, word/phrase">phrase, or clause toward which an action is directed, or is considered to be directed; as, the object of a transitive verb.
9. a. Opposed; presented in opposition; also, exposed.
10. n. a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
11. n. the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
12. n. (grammar) a constituent that is acted upon