Definitions
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
Word origin
From Old French object, from Medieval Latin obiectum (“object”, literally “thrown against”), from obiectus, perfect passive participle of obiciō (“to throw against”), from ob- (“against”) + iaciō (“to throw”), as a calque of Ancient Greek ἀντικείμενον (antikeímenon). Doublet of objectum and objet.
Used in a sentence
“Money is an Object to you? Money is an Object to me.”
“And yet it may be proper to show that if time were an object, little, if any thing, would necessarily be gained by sprinkling in place of immersion, where a large number had to be baptized.”
“2000, Phyllis Barkas Goldman & John Grigni, Monkeyshines on Ancient Cultures The object of tlachtli was to keep the rubber ball from touching the ground while trying to push it to the opponent's endline.”
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Used as a crossword answer3 curated clues
01“Item or oppose”6 letters
02“Thing”6 letters
03“Thing or goal”6 letters
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