The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - objectn.

1) thing, tangible, item; reality, entity, fact, phenomenon: A number of objects lay on the table. Thoughts may be considered as objects of the imagination. 2) focus, target, butt, aim, destination, quarry, goal: The object of my affection has married someone else. 3) purpose, end, intention, objective, reason, intent, idea, goal: The object of our visit is to ask you a few questions. --v. 4) protest (to or against) , interfere (with) , raise objections (to) , argue (against) , oppose, be against, take exception (to) , disapprove (of) , draw the line (at) , complain (about) , remonstrate (over or about) , take a stand (against) , refuse: I won't object if you want to bring the wine. Would you object to rereading that passage? If they ask me, I cannot object.