physical object

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physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" object physical entity - an entity that has physical existence whole, unit - an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit" location - a point or extent in space good luck charm, charm - something believed to bring good luck curio, curiosity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity, oddity - something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting draw, lot - anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random; "the luck of the draw"; "they drew lots for it" film - a thin coating or layer; "the table was covered with a film of dust" hoodoo - something believed to bring bad luck je ne sais quoi - something indescribable keepsake, souvenir, relic, token - something of sentimental value makeweight, filler - anything added to fill out a whole; "some of the items in the collection are mere makeweights" part, portion - something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" prop, property - any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie; "before every scene he ran down his checklist of props" snake - something long, thin, and flexible that resembles a snake stuff - miscellaneous unspecified objects; "the trunk was full of stuff" small beer, trivia, triviality, trifle - something of small importance paring - (usually plural) a part of a fruit or vegetable that is pared or cut off; especially the skin or peel; "she could peel an apple with a single long paring" catch - anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching); "he shared his catch with the others" commemorative - an object (such as a coin or postage stamp) made to mark an event or honor a person discard - anything that is cast aside or discarded finding - something that is found; "the findings in the gastrointestinal tract indicate that he died several hours after dinner"; "an area rich in archaeological findings" floater - an object that floats or is capable of floating fomite, vehicle - any inanimate object (as a towel or money or clothing or dishes or books or toys etc.) that can transmit infectious agents from one person to another geological formation, formation - (geology) the geological features of the earth growth - something grown or growing; "a growth of hair" hail - many objects thrown forcefully through the air; "a hail of pebbles"; "a hail of bullets" head - a rounded compact mass; "the head of a comet" ice - the frozen part of a body of water dry land, ground, solid ground, terra firma, earth, land - the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground" land, soil, ground - material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil" moon - any object resembling a moon; "he made a moon lamp that he used as a night light"; "the clock had a moon that showed various phases" neighbor, neighbour - a nearby object of the same kind; "Fort Worth is a neighbor of Dallas"; "what is the closest neighbor to the Earth?" remains - any object that is left unused or still extant; "I threw out the remains of my dinner" ribbon, thread - any long object resembling a thin line; "a mere ribbon of land"; "the lighted ribbon of traffic"; "from the air the road was a grey thread"; "a thread of smoke climbed upward" shiner - something that shines (with emitted or reflected light) vagabond - anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place; "pirate ships were vagabonds of the sea" wall - anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect; "a wall of water"; "a wall of smoke"; "a wall of prejudice"; "negotiations ran into a brick wall" web - an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving; "the trees cast a delicate web of shadows over the lawn"