a person regarded by another only in terms of their sexual attractiveness or availability
a noun phrase denoting a person or thing that is the recipient of the action of a transitive verb, for example the dog in Jeremy fed the dog
a person or thing external to the ego chosen as a focus of desire or sexual activity
the world external to the self, apprehended through the objects in it
a direct object that has the same linguistic derivation as the verb which governs it, as in ‘sing a song’
a noun phrase referring to someone or something that is affected by the action of a transitive verb (typically as a recipient), but is not the primary object (e.g. him in give him the book)
(of a programming language) using a methodology which enables a system to be modelled as a set of objects which can be controlled and manipulated in a modular manner
a program into which another program is translated by an assembler or compiler
a type of remote elliptical galaxy with a very compact starlike nucleus, remarkable for its considerable short-term variations in brightness and radio emissions
a theory describing the relationship felt or the emotional energy directed by the self or ego toward a chosen object
a unique and persistent string of characters used to identify a journal article, website, or other item of intellectual property, typically one in digital form
the subjection of someone or something to contemptuous and dismissive language or behaviour
an article that is interesting because of its antiquity, beauty, quality of workmanship, etc.