object /obˈjekt or -jikt/

1. A material thing
2. That which is thought of or regarded as being outside, different from, or independent of, the mind, opp to subject
3. That upon which attention, interest, or some emotion is fixed
4. A thing observed
5. An oddity or deplorable spectacle
6. That towards which action or desire is directed, an end
7. A thing presented or capable of being presented to the senses, opp to eject
8. Part of a sentence denoting that upon which the action of a transitive verb is directed, or standing in an analogous relation to a preposition (grammar)
9. An entity, eg a picture or a piece of software, that can be individually manipulated (computing)
10. Interposition (obsolete)
11. Presentation to view or to the mind (Shakespeare)

1. To offer in opposition
2. To bring as an accusation
3. To put in front or in the way of anything or anybody (archaic)
4. To present to sense or mind (archaic)
5. To present, bring forward, or adduce (archaic)
6. To impute (obsolete)

1. To be opposed, feel or express disapproval (with to, against)
2. To refuse assent

Opposed, interposed or exposed

objectificāˈtion /-jekt-/ noun

objectˈify transitive verb

To make objective

objecˈtion noun

1. The act of objecting
2. Anything said or done in opposition
3. Argument or reason against (with to or against)
4. Inclination to object, dislike, unwillingness

objecˈtionable adjective

1. Capable of being objected to
2. Requiring to be disapproved of
3. Distasteful

objecˈtionableness noun

objecˈtionably adverb

objectival /ob-jekt-īˈvl/ adjective

Relating to or of the nature of an objective

objectˈivate transitive verb

To render objective

objectivāˈtion noun

objectˈive (also /obˈ/) adjective

1. Relating to or constituting an object
2. Of the nature of, or belonging to, that which is presented to consciousness (philosophy)
3. Exterior to the mind, self-existent (philosophy)
4. Regarding or setting forth what is external, actual, practical, uncoloured by one's own sensations or emotions, opp to subjective
5. Existing or considered only in relation to mind, subjective (scholastic philos; obsolete)
6. Denoting the object (grammar)
7. In the relation of object to a verb or preposition (grammar)
8. Objecting
9. (of lenses) nearest the object

1. A goal or aim
2. The case of the grammatical object
3. A word in that case (grammar)
4. An object-glass
5. The point to which the operations (esp of an army) are directed

objectˈively adverb

objectˈiveness noun

objectˈivism noun

1. A tendency to lay stress on what is objective
2. A theory that gives priority to the objective

objectˈivist noun and adjective

objectivistˈic adjective

objectivˈity noun

objectivīzāˈtion or objectivīsāˈtion noun

objectˈivize or objectˈivise transitive verb

To objectify

obˈjectless adjective

1. Having no object
2. Purposeless

objectˈor noun

object ball noun (snooker, etc)

A ball that a player aims at striking with his own ball

object code noun (computing)

The translated version of a program which has been assembled or compiled (cf source code)

object finder noun

A device in microscopes for locating an object in the field before examination by a higher power

obˈject-glass noun

In an optical instrument, the lens or combination of lenses at the end next to the object

objective danger noun (mountaineering)

A danger such as a rockfall or avalanche that cannot be averted by the skill of the climber

• on order
• on pain of
• on paper
• on penalty of
• on pins and needles
• on prescription
• on principle
• on purpose
• on record
• on remand
• on request
• onrush
• onrushes
• ons
• ONS
• on schedule
• on-screen
• on second thoughts
• onset
• onsets
• onsetter
• onsetters
• onsetting
• onsettings
• on shaky ground