Entry Word: object

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 something material that can be perceived by the senses <I kept tripping over countless little objects scattered about the darkened room>

Synonyms thing

Related Words article, item, piece; being, entity, substance; commodity, good, ware; accessory, accompaniment, bauble, curio; knickknack, spangle, token, trinket

2 one that has a real and independent existence <trying to determine whether communication with the dead is an object for study, a hoax, or a figment of the imagination> — see entity
3 something that one hopes or intends to accomplish <the object of this course is to teach you algebra> — see goal