application

application is a 11-letter English word with 16 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense; as, the application of emollients to a diseased limb. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 22 · 16 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense; as, the application of emollients to a diseased limb.
2. noun. The thing applied.
3. noun. The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use.
4. noun. The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence; as, I make the remark, and leave you to make the application; the application of a theory.
5. noun. Hence, in specific uses: (a) That part of a sermon or discourse in which the principles before laid down and illustrated are applied to practical uses; the "moral" of a fable. (b) The use of the principles of one science for the purpose of enlarging or perfecting another; as, the application of algebra to geometry.
6. noun. The capacity of being practically applied or used; relevancy; as, a rule of general application.
7. noun. The act of fixing the mind or closely applying one's self; assiduous effort; close attention; as, to injure the health by application to study.
8. noun. The act of making request of soliciting; as, an application for an office; he made application to a court of chancery.
9. noun. A request; a document containing a request; as, his application was placed on file.
10. noun. the action of putting something into operation

    "the application of maximum thrust"

    "massage has far-reaching medical applications"

11. noun. a diligent effort

    "it is a job requiring serious application"

    Synonyms: diligence

12. noun. the work of applying something

    "the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine"

    "a complete bleach requires several applications"

    Synonyms: coating, covering

13. 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"

14. noun. liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin

    "a lotion for dry skin"

    Synonyms: lotion

15. noun. a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school

    "December 31 is the deadline for applications"

16. 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"

Synonyms

diligence, coating, covering, lotion

Common word forms

applications

Words from these letters

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