Object+of+interest
41Grover Cleveland: American Interest in the Cuban Revolution — ▪ Primary Source Although the strife in Cuba was not a major issue in the presidential campaign of 1896, its importance for America was already recognized by political leaders. In his final presidential message to Congress on… …
42Open Archives Initiative Object Reuse and Exchange — (OAI ORE) defines standards for the description and exchange of aggregations of Web resources. The OAI ORE specification implements the ORE Model which introduces the Resource Map (ReM) that makes it possible to associate an identity with… …
43unidentified flying object — also called flying saucer any aerial object or optical phenomenon not readily identifiable to the observer. UFOs became a major subject of interest following the development of rocketry after World War II and were thought by some… …
44defeat the object — ► to prevent you from achieving the result you were hoping for: »The balance transfer deal to this card completely defeats the object because any money you save will be cancelled by the higher interest on new purchases. Main Entry: ↑object …
45Biomolecular Object Network Databank — The Biomolecular Object Network Databank (BOND) is a bioinformatics databank containing information on small molecule and protein sequences, structures and interactions. The databank integrates a number of existing databses to provide a… …
46sex object — n a person regarded esp. exclusively as an object of sexual interest …
47indirect object — /ɪndəˌrɛkt ˈɒbdʒɛkt/ (say induh.rekt objekt) noun (in English and some other languages) the object with reference to which (for whose benefit, in whose interest, etc.) the action of a verb is performed, in English distinguished from the direct… …
48intrigue, interest — Each of these words means to cause to become involved with, to arouse the curiosity or hold the attention of: Your plan interests me. Your plan intrigues me. However, some experts object to the use of intrigue for interest on the ground that it… …
49sex object — noun Date: 1911 a person regarded especially exclusively as an object of sexual interest …
50unidentified flying object (UFO) — Aerial object or optical phenomenon not readily explainable to the observer. Interest in UFOs increased with developments in aeronautics and astronautics after World War II. A U.S. government panel investigating sightings in the 1950s reported… …
