Object

To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose.

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

To make opposition in words or argument; -- usually followed by to.

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.

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.

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.

Sight; show; appearance; aspect.

A word, phrase, or clause toward which an action is directed, or is considered to be directed; as, the object of a transitive verb.

Opposed; presented in opposition; also, exposed.

the focus of cognitions or feelings; "objects of thought"; "the object of my affection"

the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children"

(computing) a discrete item that provides a description of virtually anything known to a computer; "in object-oriented programming, objects include data and define its status, its methods of operation and how it interacts with other objects"

(grammar) a constituent that is acted upon; "the object of the verb"