Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)application, practical applicationthe 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”
(n)applicationa verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school“December 31 is the deadline for applications”
(n)application, coating, coveringthe 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”
(n)application, application program, applications programmea program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task“he has tried several different word processing applications”
(n)lotion, applicationliquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin“a lotion for dry skin”
(n)applicationthe 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”