OBJECT

I. noun see: ob- Date: 14th century 1. something material that may be perceived by the senses , something that when viewed stirs a particular emotion (as pity) , 2. something mental or physical toward which thought, feeling, or action is directed , something physical that is perceived by an individual and becomes an agent for psychological identification , 3. the goal or end of an effort or activity ; purpose , ~ive , a cause for attention or concern , a thing that forms an element of or constitutes the subject matter of an investigation or science, 5. a noun or noun equivalent (as a pronoun, gerund, or clause) denoting the goal or result of the action of a verb, a noun or noun equivalent in a prepositional phrase, 6. a data structure in ~-oriented programming that can contain functions as well as data, variables, and other data structures, a discrete entity (as a window or icon) in computer graphics that can be manipulated independently of other such entities, see: intention ~less adjective ~lessness noun II. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ~us, past participle of obicere to throw in the way, ~ Date: 15th century transitive verb to put forth in opposition or as an ~ion , intransitive verb to oppose something firmly and usually with words or arguments, to feel distaste for something, ~or noun III. adjective Date: 1959 of, relating to, or being ~ code