obi |
a wide sash worn at the waist over a Japanese kimono. |
Obie |
any of several drama awards given annually in the United States. |
obit |
(informal) a published notice of a person's death; obituary. |
obiter dictum |
an incidental or supplementary judicial opinion that is not legally binding. [2 definitions] |
obituary |
a printed announcement of a person's death, usu. including a brief biography and information about funeral arrangements. |
obj. |
abbreviation of "object." [2 definitions] |
object |
anything that exists in tangible form and can be seen or touched. [7 definitions] |
object glass |
see "objective." |
objectify |
to present or regard as an object, esp. of the physical senses; cause to be external or objective. |
objection |
the act of expressing disapproval or opposition, or the disapproval or opposition that is felt. [3 definitions] |
objectionable |
arousing or resulting in objection, complaint, or disapproval. |
objective |
a goal or purpose toward which one's efforts are directed; aim. [7 definitions] |
objective complement |
in grammar, a word or word group used in the predicate of a sentence to modify the direct object, such as "a fool" in "I called her a fool". |
objective correlative |
a literary description or a series of images that objectively depict a certain emotion and evoke that same emotion in the reader or viewer. |
objectivism |
the idea that all reality exists outside the mind in the tangible world perceived by the senses. [2 definitions] |
objectivity |
the quality of being unbiased or without prejudice. [3 definitions] |
objectivize |
to objectify. |
objectless |
having no object, goal, or purpose; aimless. |
object lesson |
a concrete, practical demonstration or illustration of a moral precept or ethical principle. |
objet d'art |
(French) an object, usu. small, that has artistic or decorative value; bibelot. |
objurgate |
to criticize sharply; rebuke vehemently; berate. |