| anisotropic |
having one or more physical property that differs depending on the direction of measurement. [1/2 definitions] |
| anodyne |
anything that relieves physical or emotional suffering. [1/4 definitions] |
| anoxia |
the mental and physical disturbances resulting from lack of oxygen. [1/2 definitions] |
| appetite |
any physical desire or need. [1/3 definitions] |
| aquatic |
(pl.) sports or physical exercises that are performed in or on water. [1/4 definitions] |
| articulate |
to make the physical movements necessary in order to utter (speech sounds). [1/10 definitions] |
| assault |
a violent physical or verbal attack. [1/5 definitions] |
| assault and battery |
in law, the act of, and charge against, an offender who threatens and carries out the threat to attack or do other physical violence to another. |
| asthenia |
loss or lack of physical strength; weakness; debility. |
| astronomy |
the branch of science concerned with the physical universe beyond the atmosphere of the earth. |
| astrophysics |
(used with a sing. verb) the branch of physics that deals with the physical and chemical properties of heavenly bodies and interstellar space. |
| athlete |
a person who participates in sports or other physical activities, often as a competitor. [2 definitions] |
| athletic |
of or pertaining to sports and other physical activities. [1/3 definitions] |
| athletics |
(usu. used with a pl. verb) sports and physical activities. [1/2 definitions] |
| awkward |
deficient in physical skill or grace; clumsy. [1/4 definitions] |
| backbreaking |
requiring exceptional physical effort; exhausting. |
| balance |
physical or mental stability, or the capacity to reach stability when required. [1/8 definitions] |
| battered |
damaged by physical beating. [2/3 definitions] |
| bearing |
manner of conduct, behavior, or physical carriage. [1/5 definitions] |
| beating |
severe physical violence done as punishment or during a confrontation, usu. with blows from fists or a blunt instrument. [1/3 definitions] |
| benumb |
to render numb or without physical sensation, esp. by cold. [1/2 definitions] |