object physical object | a tangible and visible entity, an entity that can cast a shadow, it was full of rackets, balls and other objects |
natural object | an object occurring naturally, not made by man |
relation | an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together |
social relation | a relation between living organisms (especially between people) |
relation | (usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups, international relations |
b sexual intercourse intercourse sex act copulation coitus coition sexual congress congress sexual relation relation carnal knowledge | the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman, the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur |
object-oriented programming object-oriented programing | creating a program that can use and support objects |
object ball | the billiard ball that is intended to be the first ball struck by the cue ball |
objective objective lens object lens object glass | the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed |
objet d'art art object piece | a work of art of some artistic value, this store sells only objets d'art, it is not known who created this piece |
subject content depicted object | something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation, a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject |
position spatial relation | the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated, the position of the hands on the clock, he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage |
object recognition | the visual perception of familiar objects |
content cognitive content mental object | the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned |
object | the focus of cognitions or feelings, objects of thought, the object of my affection |
unidentified flying object UFO flying saucer | an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown, especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins |
relation back relation | (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time, his attorney argued for the relation back of the amended complaint to the time the initial complaint was filed |
aim object objective target | the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable), the sole object of her trip was to see her children |
object | (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 |
object language target language | the language into which a text written in another language is to be translated |
object | (grammar) a constituent that is acted upon, the object of the verb |
prepositional object object of a preposition | the object governed by a preposition |
direct object object of the verb | the object that receives the direct action of the verb |
indirect object | the object that is the recipient or beneficiary of the action of the verb |
retained object | an object in a passive construction |
object code | the machine-language output of a compiler that is ready for execution on a particular computer |
object program target program | a fully compiled or assembled program ready to be loaded into the computer |
object-oriented database management system | a database management system designed to manage an object-oriented database |
object-oriented database | a database in which the operations carried out on information items (data objects) are considered part of their definition |
example deterrent example lesson object lesson | punishment intended as a warning to others, they decided to make an example of him |
object language target language | a computer language into which something written in another computer language is to be translated |
object-oriented programming language object-oriented programing language | (computer science) a programming language that enables the programmer to associate a set of procedures with each type of data structure, C is an object-oriented programming language that is an extension of C |
relation telling recounting | an act of narration, he was the hero according to his own relation, his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable |
public relations PR | a promotion intended to create goodwill for a person or institution |
National Labor Relations Board NLRB | an independent agency of the United States government charged with mediating disputes between management and labor unions |
family court domestic relations court court of domestic relations | a court in some states in the United States that has jurisdiction over family disputes (especially those involving children) |
International Relations and Security Network ISN | Switzerland's information network for security and defense studies and for peace and conflict research and for international relations |
extraterrestrial object estraterrestrial body | a natural object existing outside the earth and outside the earth's atmosphere |
Kuiper belt object KBO | any of many minor planets in the Kuiper belt outside the orbit of Neptune at the edge of the solar system |
relative relation | a person related by blood or marriage, police are searching for relatives of the deceased, he has distant relations back in New Jersey |
blood relation blood relative cognate sib | one related by blood or origin, especially on sharing an ancestor with another |
press agent publicity man public relations man PR man | someone employed to arrange publicity (for a firm or a public figure) |
public relations person | a person employed to establish and promote a favorable relationship with the public |
sex object | any person regarded simply as an object of sexual gratification |
relations dealings | mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups |
personal relation personal relationship | a relation between persons |
logical relation | a relation between propositions |
mathematical relation | a relation between mathematical expressions (such as equality or inequality) |
grammatical relation | a linguistic relation established by grammar |
linguistic relation | a relation between linguistic forms or constituents |