| art |
the creation of things whose purpose is to be beautiful or full of meaning. [1/4 definitions] |
| auteur |
the person primarily responsible for the creation of a film, esp. the director. [1/2 definitions] |
| bacteria |
microscopic organisms that often play a role in the decay of living things, the process of fermentation, and sometimes in causing disease. Bacteria are each made up of only one cell, but different kinds of bacteria can take different shapes. These organisms live in all parts of the earth including oceans, deserts, glaciers, hot springs, and in the bodies of most living things. While some kinds of bacteria are dangerous, most kinds are useful because they help in the digestion of food, in the making of soil, in the creation of medicines, and in many other natural processes. |
| biomimicry |
the imitation of natural biological functioning in the creation of new forms of technology or in the devising of new processes or systems that can help solve human problems. |
| chaos |
the state of nothingness believed in some religions to have preceded the creation of the universe. [1/2 definitions] |
| characterization |
the creation of convincing, realistic characters in fictional writing or drama. [1/3 definitions] |
| coal tar |
a thick black liquid formed by the distillation of bituminous coal, used as a raw material in the creation of dyes, drugs, plastics, and paints. |
| commission |
to grant a commission for the creation of (a painting, poem, article, or the like). [1/9 definitions] |
| creation |
the product of such an act of creation. [1/3 definitions] |
| desktop publishing |
the creation and preparation of text and graphics for publishing using small computers. |
| federalist |
(cap.) a member of the U.S. Federalist party which advocated the creation of a strong central government. [1/3 definitions] |
| Fourteen Points |
the provisions of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson's proposed plan for peace in Europe after World War I, first enumerated in a speech to the U.S. Congress in 1918. The 1919 Treaty of Versailles, which officially ended the war, ultimately included only four of the Fourteen Points, including the creation of a League of Nations. |
| Frankenstein |
a creation or agency that becomes dangerous to its creator. [1/3 definitions] |
| gaming |
the playing of games instructive in the creation of strategies that can be adapted to war and business operations. [1/2 definitions] |
| genesis |
(cap.) the first book of the Old Testament, which tells of the creation of the universe and the history of the Hebrew patriarchs. [1/2 definitions] |
| Great Wall of China |
a defensive fortification in northern China which stretches for thousands of miles. Parts of the structure were built as early as the seventh century BCE. These and other parts were connected in the third century BCE, beginning the creation of what became considered the Great Wall. Later parts were eventually added, especially in the fourteenth through seventeenth centuries CE. |
| judicial activism |
judicial practice based on the belief that courts may play a role in the creation of new policy by broadly interpreting and reinterpreting the language of the Constitution and other laws when doing so best enables the service of justice. |
| judicial restraint |
judicial practice based on the belief that courts should not influence the creation of new policy or laws and that they should only interfere with the laws of the legislature when they are deemed clearly unconstitutional. |
| manufacture |
the creation or production of anything. [1/7 definitions] |
| nonlegislative |
not pertaining to the creation of laws. |
| policymaking |
the creation and modification of policy, esp. that which guides a government's actions. |