application

Nouns

  • (n) the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose
    • he advocated the application of statistics to the problem
    • a novel application of electronics to medical diagnosis
    practical application,
  • (n) a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school
    • December 31 is the deadline for applications
  • (n) the work of applying something
    • the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine
    • a complete bleach requires several applications
    • the surface was ready for a coating of paint";
    coating, covering,
  • (n) a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task
    • he has tried several different word processing applications
    application program, applications programme,
  • (n) liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin
    • a lotion for dry skin
    lotion,
  • (n) a diligent effort
    • it is a job requiring serious application
    diligence,
  • (n) the action of putting something into operation
    • the application of maximum thrust
    • massage has far-reaching medical applications
    • the application of indexes to tables of data

Synonyms

practical application coating covering application program applications programme lotion diligence

Words of close approximity

applicative
application form application-oriented language application program applications programme