· 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"
Synonym(s): practical_application
Hypernym(s): use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment, exercise
· a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school; "December 31 is the deadline for applications"
Hypernym(s): request, petition, postulation
· 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"
Hypernym(s): manual_labor, manual_labour
· 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"
Synonym(s): application_program, applications_programme
Hypernym(s): program, programme, computer_program, computer_programme
· liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin; "a lotion for dry skin"
Synonym(s): lotion
Hypernym(s): remedy, curative, cure, therapeutic
· a diligent effort; "it is a job requiring serious application"
Synonym(s): diligence
Hypernym(s): effort, elbow_grease, exertion, travail, sweat
· 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"
Hypernym(s): action