| application | | |
| n. (act) | 1. application, practical application | 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" |
| ~ usage, use, utilisation, utilization, exercise, employment | the act of using.; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers" |
| ~ misapplication | wrong use or application. |
| ~ engineering, technology | the practical application of science to commerce or industry. |
| n. (communication) | 2. application | a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school.; "December 31 is the deadline for applications" |
| ~ job application | an application for a job. |
| ~ credit application | an application for a line of credit. |
| ~ loan application | an application to borrow money. |
| ~ patent application | an application for sole rights to an invention. |
| ~ petition, request, postulation | a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority. |
| n. (act) | 3. application, coating, covering | 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" |
| ~ manual labor, manual labour | labor done with the hands. |
| ~ anointing, anointment | the act of applying oil or an oily liquid. |
| ~ fumigation | the application of a gas or smoke to something for the purpose of disinfecting it. |
| ~ foliation | the work of coating glass with metal foil. |
| ~ galvanisation, galvanization | either the work of covering with metal by the use of a galvanic current or the coating of iron with zinc to protect it from rusting. |
| ~ lubrication | an application of a lubricant to something. |
| ~ pavage, paving | the act of applying paving materials to an area. |
| ~ painting | the act of applying paint to a surface.; "you can finish the job of painting faster with a roller than with a brush" |
| ~ spraying | the application of a liquid in the form of small particles ejected from a sprayer. |
| ~ tin-plating, tinning | the application of a protective layer of tin. |
| ~ tinning | the application of a thin layer of soft solder to the ends of wires before soldering them.; "careful tinning of the ends of wires results in a better joint when you solder them" |
| ~ paperhanging, papering | the application of wallpaper. |
| ~ daubing, plastering | the application of plaster. |
| ~ plating | the application of a thin coat of metal (as by electrolysis). |
| ~ scumble | the application of very thin coat of color over the surface of a picture. |
| ~ tiling | the application of tiles to cover a surface. |
| ~ waxing | the application of wax to a surface. |
| ~ lining, facing | providing something with a surface of a different material. |
| n. (communication) | 4. application, application program, applications programme | 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" |
| ~ computer program, computer programme, programme, program | (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute.; "the program required several hundred lines of code" |
| ~ active application | an application that is currently running and in the foreground. |
| ~ applet | a Java application; an application program that uses the client's web browser to provide a user interface. |
| ~ frame | an application that divides the user's display into two or more windows that can be scrolled independently. |
| ~ web browser, browser | a program used to view HTML documents. |
| ~ natural language processing application, natural language processor | an application program that deals with natural language text. |
| ~ job | (computer science) a program application that may consist of several steps but is a single logical unit. |
| ~ word processing system, word processor | an application that provides the user with tools needed to write and edit and format text and to send it to a printer. |
| ~ editor program, editor | (computer science) a program designed to perform such editorial functions as rearrangement or modification or deletion of data. |
| n. (artifact) | 5. application, lotion | liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin.; "a lotion for dry skin" |
| ~ black lotion, blackwash | a mixture of calomel and limewater that is used on syphilitic sores. |
| ~ calamine lotion | a lotion consisting of a liquid preparation containing calamine; used to treat itching or mild skin irritations. |
| ~ collyrium, eye-lotion, eyewash | lotion consisting of a solution used as a cleanser for the eyes. |
| ~ embrocation, liniment | a medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve muscular stiffness and pain. |
| ~ menthol | a lotion containing menthol which gives it the smell of mint. |
| ~ curative, cure, therapeutic, remedy | a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain. |
| ~ rubbing alcohol | lotion consisting of a poisonous solution of isopropyl alcohol or denatured ethanol alcohol for external use. |
| ~ witch hazel, wych hazel | lotion consisting of an astringent alcoholic solution containing an extract from the witch hazel plant. |
| n. (act) | 6. application, diligence | a diligent effort.; "it is a job requiring serious application" |
| ~ elbow grease, exertion, effort, travail, sweat | use of physical or mental energy; hard work.; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion" |
| n. (act) | 7. application | 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" |
| ~ action | something done (usually as opposed to something said).; "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions" |
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