| application | |
| 1. n. The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense | |
| The application of this cream should reduce the swelling. | |
| 2. n. The substance applied. | |
| 3. n. The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use. | |
| 4. n. The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence. | |
| I make the remark, and leave you to make the application. | |
| The application of a theory to a set of data can be challenging. | |
| 5. n. (computing) A computer program or the set of software that the end user perceives as a single entity as a tool for a well-defined purpose. (Also called: application program; application software.) | |
| This iPhone application can connect to most social networks. | |
| 6. n. A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar. | |
| December 31 is the deadline for MBA applications. | |
| 7. n. (bureaucracy, legal) A petition, entreaty, or other request, with the adposition for denoting the subject matter. | |
| Their application for a deferral of the hearing was granted. | |
| 8. n. Diligence; close thought or attention. | |
| 9. n. A kind of needlework; appliqué. | |
| 10. n. (obsolete) Compliance. | |
