objects

Noun

object (plural objects)

1. A thing that has physical existence but is not alive.

   Synonyms:

   article, item, thing

2. Objective; goal, end or purpose of something.
   • Money is an Object to you?
   • Money is an Object to me.1825, Accounts and Papers, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords, page 91
3. The noun phrase which is an internal complement of a verb phrase or a prepositional phrase. In a verb phrase with a transitive action verb, it is typically the receiver of the action.
4. A person or thing toward which an emotion is directed.
   • Mary Jane had been the object of Peter's affection for years.
   1. A cause for attention or concern.
      • the object of a strongly worded censure
5. (object-oriented programming) An instantiation of a class or structure.

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