natural object - an object occurring naturally; not made by manobject, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" cocoon - silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggs dead body, body - body of a dead animal or person; "they found the body in the lake" asterism - (astronomy) a cluster of stars (or a small constellation) black body, blackbody, full radiator - a hypothetical object capable of absorbing all the electromagnetic radiation falling on it; "a black body maintained at a constant temperature is a full radiator at that temperature because the radiation reaching and leaving it must be in equilibrium" body - an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects; "heavenly body" consolidation - something that has consolidated into a compact mass; "he dropped the consolidation into the acid bath" mechanism - a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function; "the mechanism of the ear"; "the mechanism of infection" nest - a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young radiator - any object that radiates energy rock, stone - a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter; "he threw a rock at me" sample - all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class tangle - a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven; "they carved their way through the tangle of vines" |