| 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. |
| oblanceolate |
having a broad and rounded top and a tapered base, as certain leaves. (Cf. lanceolate.) |
| oblast |
an administrative region of Russia, or of the former Soviet Union, or of some of its former republics. |
| oblate |
of a spheroid, being somewhat flattened at the poles. (Cf. prolate.) |
| oblation |
a religious or charitable offering. [2 definitions] |
| obligate |
to bind legally or morally; constrain. [3 definitions] |