| artifact |
any object made by human beings, esp. one of an earlier era. [2 definitions] |
| artifice |
a shrewd or clever trick. [2 definitions] |
| artificer |
a person skilled in designing and constructing things; inventor. [2 definitions] |
| artificial |
created by human beings. [3 definitions] |
| artificial insemination |
the use of means other than sexual intercourse to impregnate a female. |
| artificial intelligence |
research in and development of computer programs that imitate human thought processes such as reasoning or decision-making. |
| artificial respiration |
the resumption or continuation of a person's breathing, as by forcing air into and out of the person's lungs. |
| artillery |
mounted large-caliber weapons, such as cannons or rocket launchers, used in land warfare and manned by a crew. [3 definitions] |
| artisan |
a person skilled in making things, esp. with the hands; craftsperson. |
| artist |
a person who is skilled at painting, sculpting, music, writing, or the like. [3 definitions] |
| artiste |
an artist, esp. a public performer such as a singer, dancer, or actor. [2 definitions] |
| artistic |
of or relating to art or artists. [3 definitions] |
| artistry |
the artistic quality of a product, or the artistic skill of a producer. [2 definitions] |
| artless |
free of deceit and cunning; guileless. [3 definitions] |
| art nouveau |
(sometimes cap.) a style of art in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, notable for motifs taken from nature and expressed with curved lines. |
| art room |
a room in a school where art is taught and where art materials are kept. |
| artsy-craftsy |
(informal) involving or given to arts and crafts. |
| artwork |
pictorial or illustrative work, as for a book or a magazine article. [2 definitions] |
| arty |
(informal) displaying an affected or ostentatious artistic manner or interest. |
| arugula |
a plant of the mustard family having flat, green leaves that have a distinctive pungent taste and are often used as salad greens. |
| arum |
any of a family of plants, such as jack-in-the-pulpit, with arrow-shaped leaves and bearing a flower, at the tip of a long spike, that is enclosed by a hoodlike leaf. [2 definitions] |