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characteristic
Noun
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A characteristic of something is a typical feature.
Good hearing is one characteristic of dogs.
characteristic
Adjective
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A thing has a characteristic trait if it is typical for its group.
Red is a characteristic color of a rose.
object
Noun
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An object is a thing that you can touch, but it is not alive.
We don't know what killed him, but it was a smooth, heavy object.
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The object of an action or plan is the goal or the reason for it.
The object of soccer is to kick the ball into the other team's net.
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In English grammar, the object of a sentence is a noun or noun phrase that usually comes after the verb. This noun is usually the thing that is receiving the action.
In the sentence, "Yoko ate the bread.", bread is the object.
object
Verb
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If you object to something, you don't agree with it.
Most people will object to being asked to work too much.