object
Physical item exists
An object is a thing—something you can see or touch, distinct from living beings and abstract ideas.
In grammar, the object receives the action: in She threw the ball, ball is the object.
To object (stress on second syllable) is to express disapproval or opposition: I object to this plan.
An objection is the noun form.
The object of something is its target or purpose: the object of her affection, the object of the game.
Unspecified entity or matter
- itemSingle unit or article
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- entityIndependent existing thing
- materialPhysical matter; pertinent
substance · belongings · possessions · equipment · apparatus · gadget · device · instrument
Study of existence's nature
- entityIndependent existing thing
- existenceState of being real
- essenceFundamental nature of something
- phenomenonExtraordinary observable occurrence
thing-in-itself · externality · reality · being · substance · concrete · abstract · perception
Act against something
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- dissentDisagreement with authority
- challengeTest of ability
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
resist · demur · disapprove · contest · rebuff · refute · exception · complaint
Purpose or direction
mission · end · focus · destination · ambition · aspiration · pursuit · design
Case for direct objects
- caseContainer or instance
- predicateSentence's non-subject portion
- complementWhat makes complete
- clauseProvision in agreement
transitive · patient · recipient · argument · syntax · verb phrase
thing
Unspecified entity or matter
material · substance · belongings · possessions · equipment · apparatus · gadget · device · instrument · implement
ontology
Study of existence's nature
phenomenon · thing-in-itself · externality · reality · being · substance · concrete · abstract · perception · materialism
oppose
Act against something
dispute · resist · demur · disapprove · contest · rebuff · refute · exception · complaint · remonstrance
aim
Purpose or direction
goal · mission · end · focus · destination · ambition · aspiration · pursuit · design · plan
accusative
Case for direct objects
- caseContainer or instance
- predicateSentence's non-subject portion
- complementWhat makes complete
clause · transitive · patient · recipient · argument · syntax · verb phrase
bullseye
Exact center target
prey · crosshairs · scope · sighting · shooting · archery · marksmanship · precision · focus · hit
theme
Central recurring concept
- focusConcentrated attention point
- matterSpace-occupying substance with mass
- concernTroubled interest in something
issue · point · question · content · material · study · examination · scrutiny · investigation · inquiry
objectsubject
Matter under discussion
agent · actor · doer · nominative · self
- found objectsUnaltered items as art
- bright shiny objectDistracting glittery thing
- I objectFormal verbal disagreement
- sex objectPerson reduced to physicality
- foreign objectItem where it shouldn't be
- shiny object
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