| acupressure |
a process or technique intended to relieve pain or cure disease by the application of pressure with the hands to specific parts of the body. [2 definitions] |
| allogamy |
the technique or process of cross-fertilization in plants. |
| angiography |
a technique for imaging blood vessels. |
| aquarelle |
(French) watercolor painting with transparent colors, or a painting done by this technique. |
| autosuggestion |
in psychology, a technique of changing one's own behavior or beliefs by repeating certain phrases or ideas to oneself. |
| batik |
a technique for dyeing that involves covering certain areas of the fabric with removable wax in order to repel the dye. [1/2 definitions] |
| boxing2 |
the sport, profession, or technique of fighting with the fists. |
| brewing |
the technique or procedure of making beer, ale, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| bricklaying |
the technique or trade of constructing something, such as a building, with bricks. |
| cartography |
the art or technique of producing maps. |
| choreography |
the technique of representing dancers' movements with a systematic notation. [1/2 definitions] |
| cinematography |
the art or technique of photographing motion pictures. |
| comparative |
using comparison as a technique for study. [1/5 definitions] |
| decoration |
an act, process, or technique of decorating. [1/3 definitions] |
| decoupage |
the technique of decorating something with cut-out pictures on paper or other material, covered by a flat finish or varnish. [2/3 definitions] |
| drypoint |
an engraving technique, used esp. on copper, in which furrows are incised with a hard steel needle so as to leave a burr at the sides for a softer outline. [1/2 definitions] |
| electrotypy |
the technique and process of making an electrotype. |
| étude |
a musical composition featuring a particular technique, or intended mainly for practice in that technique. |
| eviscerate |
of an organ, esp. in the abdomen, to protrude through an incision after surgery, because of improper healing or error in technique. [1/3 definitions] |
| execution |
manner, style, or quality of performance; technique. [1/4 definitions] |
| fagoting |
a technique for trimming or decorating cloth with crisscross stitches across an open seam, or with vertical threads tied at midpoint in bundles spaced across a section with no horizontal threads. |