nnoun.actthe act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purposeSynset:practical application
Examples:- he advocated the application of statistics to the problem
- a novel application of electronics to medical diagnosis
Derivationally Related Form:apply
Hypernyms:employment exercise usage use utilisation utilization
Inherited Hypernyms:applicationuseactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:misapplicationtechnology
Full Hyponyms:aeronautical engineeringautomationautomotive technologychemical engineeringcommunications technologycomputer technologycomputerizationdigital communications technologyengineeringhigh technologymagnetic levitationmisapplicationrail technologytechnology
nnoun.communicationa verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a schoolExamples:- December 31 is the deadline for applications
Derivationally Related Form:apply
Hypernyms:petition postulation request
Inherited Hypernyms:applicationrequestmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:credit applicationjob applicationloan applicationpatent application
Full Hyponyms:credit applicationjob applicationloan applicationmortgage applicationpatent application
nnoun.actthe work of applying somethingSynset:coating covering
Examples:- the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine
- a complete bleach requires several applications
- the surface was ready for a coating of paint
Derivationally Related Form:coatapply
Hypernyms:manual labor manual labour
Inherited Hypernyms:applicationmanual laborlaborworkactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:anointinganointmentdaubingfacingfoliationfumigationgalvanisationgalvanizationlininglubricationpaintingpaperhangingpaperingpavagepavingplasteringplatingscumblesprayingtilingtin-platingtinningwaxing
Full Hyponyms:anointingbabbittingfinger-paintingfoliationfumigationgalvanizationlininglubricationpaintingpaperingpargetingpavingplasteringplatingscumblespatterspray paintingsprayingtilingtinningunctionwaxing
nnoun.communicationa program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a taskSynset:application program applications programme
Examples:- he has tried several different word processing applications
Hypernyms:computer program computer programme program programme
Inherited Hypernyms:applicationprogramsoftwarecodecoding systemwritingwritten communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:active applicationappletbrowsereditoreditor programframejobnatural language processing applicationnatural language processorweb browserword processing systemword processor
Full Hyponyms:active applicationappletbrowserdisambiguatoreditor programframejoblinkage editornatural language processortext editorword processor
nnoun.artifactliquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skinSynset:lotion
Derivationally Related Form:apply
Hypernyms:curative cure remedy therapeutic
Inherited Hypernyms:lotionremedymedicinedrugagentcausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:lotionremedymedicinedrugagentsubstancematterphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:black lotionblackwashcalamine lotioncollyriumembrocationeye-lotioneyewashlinimentmentholrubbing alcoholwitch hazelwych hazel
Full Hyponyms:blackwashcalamine lotioneye-lotionlinimentmentholrubbing alcoholwitch hazel
nnoun.acta diligent effortSynset:diligence
Examples:- it is a job requiring serious application
Derivationally Related Form:apply
Hypernyms:effort elbow grease exertion sweat travail
Inherited Hypernyms:applicationeffortlaborworkactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.actthe action of putting something into operationExamples:- the application of maximum thrust
- massage has far-reaching medical applications
- the application of indexes to tables of data
Hypernyms:action
Inherited Hypernyms:applicationactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity