'application' definitions:
Definition of 'application'
(from WordNet)
noun
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" [syn: application, practical application]
noun
A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school; "December 31 is the deadline for applications"
noun
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"; [syn: application, coating, covering]
noun
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" [syn: application, application program, applications programme]
noun
Liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin; "a lotion for dry skin" [syn: lotion, application]
noun
A diligent effort; "it is a job requiring serious application" [syn: application, diligence]
noun
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 of 'application'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absorbed attention,
- absorption,
- accounting for,
- Ace bandage,
- active use,
- address,
- adhesive tape,
- administration,
- answerability,
- appeal,
- appliance,
- applicability,
- applying,
- appositeness,
- ardor,
- arrogation,
- ascription,
- asking,
- assiduity,
- assiduousness,
- assignation,
- assignment,
- attachment,
- attention,
- attribution,
- band,
- Band-Aid,
- bandage,
- bandaging,
- bearing,
- bestowal,
- binder,
- blame,
- boning,
- brace,
- brainwork,
- bulldog tenacity,
- busyness,
- cast,
- cataplasm,
- charge,
- claim,
- commitment,
- compress,
- concentration,
- concern,
- concernment,
- connection,
- connection with,
- conning,
- consideration,
- constancy,
- consumption,
- contemplation,
- cotton,
- court plaster,
- cram,
- cramming,
- cravat,
- credit,
- debate,
- dedication,
- deep study,
- deep thought,
- deliberation,
- demand,
- derivation from,
- desire,
- devotion,
- diligence,
- dogged perseverance,
- doggedness,
- dosage,
- dosing,
- dressing,
- drill,
- effort,
- elastic bandage,
- employ,
- employment,
- endurance,
- energeticalness,
- energy,
- enforcing,
- engagement,
- engrossment,
- entreaty,
- epithem,
- etiology,
- exercise,
- exercising,
- exertion,
- expressed desire,
- extensive study,
- fervor,
- fidelity,
- forcing,
- forcing on,
- four-tailed bandage,
- gauze,
- germaneness,
- giving,
- good use,
- grind,
- grinding,
- hard usage,
- hard use,
- headwork,
- heed,
- honor,
- ill use,
- immersion,
- impetration,
- imploration,
- imprecation,
- imputation,
- indefatigability,
- indent,
- industriousness,
- industry,
- insistence,
- insistency,
- inspection,
- intentness,
- interest,
- involvement,
- laboriousness,
- lint,
- loyalty,
- lucubration,
- materiality,
- meditation,
- mental labor,
- meting out,
- misuse,
- monomania,
- obsession,
- obstinacy,
- operation,
- orison,
- palaetiology,
- patience,
- patience of Job,
- permanence,
- perseverance,
- persistence,
- persistency,
- pertinaciousness,
- pertinacity,
- pertinence,
- perusal,
- petition,
- placement,
- plaster,
- plaster cast,
- plea,
- pledget,
- plodding,
- plugging,
- poultice,
- practice,
- preoccupation,
- prescribing,
- profound thought,
- rapt attention,
- reading,
- reference,
- reference to,
- regard,
- relatedness,
- relentlessness,
- relevance,
- request,
- requisition,
- resolution,
- respect,
- responsibility,
- restudy,
- restudying,
- review,
- roller,
- roller bandage,
- rough usage,
- rubber bandage,
- saddling,
- sedulity,
- sedulousness,
- single-mindedness,
- singleness of purpose,
- sling,
- slogging,
- solicitation,
- splint,
- sponge,
- stability,
- stamina,
- staying power,
- steadfastness,
- steadiness,
- stick-to-itiveness,
- strenuousness,
- stubbornness,
- studiousness,
- study,
- studying,
- stupe,
- subject,
- submersion,
- suit,
- supplication,
- swotting,
- tampon,
- tape,
- tenaciousness,
- tenacity,
- tent,
- tirelessness,
- tourniquet,
- triangular bandage,
- unremittingness,
- unsparingness,
- unswerving attention,
- usage,
- use,
- using up,
- utilization,
- vehemence,
- wide reading,
- wish,
- wrong use,
- zeal,
- zealousness
Words containing 'application'
- applicability,
- applicable,
- applicant,
- applicative,
- applicator,
- active application,
- application form,
- application program,
- applications programme,
- credit application,
- flux applicator,
- job application,
- loan application,
- mortgage application,
- patent application,
- practical application,
- Ex parte application,
- application-oriented language,
- natural language processing application