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application
Overview of noun application
The noun application has 6 senses (first 6 from tagged texts)
1. (378) application -- (a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school; "December 31 is the deadline for applications")
2. (191) 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")
3. (65) 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")
4. (37) 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";)
5. (1) lotion, application -- (liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin; "a lotion for dry skin")
6. (1) application, diligence -- (a diligent effort; "it is a job requiring serious application")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun application
6 senses of application
Sense 1
application
=> request, petition, postulation
=> message, content, subject matter, substance
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
application, practical application
=> use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment, exercise
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
application, application program, applications programme
=> program, programme, computer program, computer programme
=> software, software program, computer software, software system, software package, package
=> code, computer code
=> coding system
=> writing
=> written communication, written language
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
application, coating, covering
=> manual labor, manual labour
=> labor, labour, toil
=> work
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
lotion, application
=> remedy, curative, cure, therapeutic
=> medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug
=> drug
=> agent
=> causal agent, cause, causal agency
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 6
application, diligence
=> effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat
=> labor, labour, toil
=> work
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun application
5 of 6 senses of application
Sense 1
application
=> job application
=> credit application
=> loan application
=> patent application
Sense 2
application, practical application
=> misapplication
=> technology, engineering
Sense 3
application, application program, applications programme
=> active application
=> applet
=> browser, web browser
=> natural language processor, natural language processing application
=> job
=> word processor, word processing system
=> editor program, editor
Sense 4
application, coating, covering
=> anointing, anointment
=> fumigation
=> foliation
=> galvanization, galvanisation
=> lubrication
=> paving, pavage
=> painting
=> spraying
=> tinning, tin-plating
=> tinning
=> papering, paperhanging
=> plastering, daubing
=> plating
=> scumble
=> tiling
=> waxing
=> lining, facing
Sense 5
lotion, application
=> blackwash, black lotion
=> calamine lotion
=> eye-lotion, eyewash, collyrium
=> liniment, embrocation
=> menthol
=> rubbing alcohol
=> witch hazel, wych hazel
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun application
6 senses of application
Sense 1
application
=> request, petition, postulation
Sense 2
application, practical application
=> use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment, exercise
Sense 3
application, application program, applications programme
=> program, programme, computer program, computer programme
Sense 4
application, coating, covering
=> manual labor, manual labour
Sense 5
lotion, application
=> remedy, curative, cure, therapeutic
Sense 6
application, diligence
=> effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat
Antonyms of noun application
Member Holonyms of noun application
Substance Holonyms of noun application
Part Holonyms of noun application
Member Meronyms of noun application
Substance Meronyms of noun application
Part Meronyms of noun application
Meronyms of noun application
Holonyms of noun application
Attributes of noun application
Derived Forms of noun application
5 of 6 senses of application
Sense 1
application
RELATED TO>(verb) apply#3
=> apply
Sense 2
application, practical application
RELATED TO>(verb) apply#5
=> lend oneself, apply
RELATED TO>(verb) apply#7
=> practice, apply, use
RELATED TO>(verb) apply#1
=> use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
RELATED TO>(verb) apply#9
=> apply
Sense 4
application, coating, covering
RELATED TO>(verb) apply#4
=> put on, apply
Sense 5
lotion, application
RELATED TO>(verb) apply#4
=> put on, apply
Sense 6
application, diligence
RELATED TO>(verb) apply#10
=> apply
Domain of noun application
Domain Terms of noun application
Familiarity of noun application
application used as a noun is common (polysemy count =6)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun application
6 senses of application
Sense 1
application
> request, petition, postulation
=> application
=> solicitation, appeal, collection, ingathering
=> demand
Sense 2
application, practical application
> use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment, exercise
=> practice
=> play
=> misuse, abuse
=> exploitation, development
=> recycling
=> application, practical application
Sense 3
application, application program, applications programme
> program, programme, computer program, computer programme
=> anti-virus program
=> application, application program, applications programme
=> loop
=> malevolent program
=> patch
=> assembler, assembly program
=> checking program
=> compiler, compiling program
=> debugger
=> interface, user interface
=> interpreter, interpretive program
=> job control
=> library program
=> monitor program, monitoring program
=> object program, target program
=> source program
=> parser
=> tagger, tagging program
=> relocatable program
=> reusable program
=> search engine
=> self-adapting program
=> spider, wanderer
=> spreadsheet
=> stored program
=> supervisory program, supervisor, executive program
=> syntax checker
=> system program, systems program, systems software
=> text-matching
=> translator, translating program
=> utility program, utility, service program
=> LISP program
=> FORTRAN program
=> C program
Sense 4
application, coating, covering
> manual labor, manual labour
=> application, coating, covering
=> bodywork
=> handling
=> picking
=> planking
=> wiring
Sense 5
lotion, application
> remedy, curative, cure, therapeutic
=> acoustic
=> antidote, counterpoison
=> emetic, vomit, vomitive, nauseant
=> lenitive
=> lotion, application
=> magic bullet
=> ointment, unction, unguent, balm, salve
=> palliative, alleviant, alleviator
=> panacea, nostrum, catholicon, cure-all
=> preventive, preventative, prophylactic
Sense 6
application, diligence
> effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat
=> struggle
=> trouble, difficulty
=> least effort, least resistance
=> strain, straining
=> exercise, exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout
=> pull
=> application, diligence
=> overkill
=> supererogation
=> overexertion
=> friction, detrition, rubbing
Meronyms of noun application
6 senses of application
Sense 3
application, application program, applications programme
=> program, programme, computer program, computer programme
HAS PART: routine, subroutine, subprogram, procedure, function
HAS PART: instruction, command, statement, program line
=> software, software program, computer software, software system, software package, package
=> code, computer code
=> coding system
=> writing
=> written communication, written language
HAS PART: leaf, folio
Sense 5
lotion, application
=> remedy, curative, cure, therapeutic
=> medicine, medication, medicament, medicinal drug
HAS SUBSTANCE: physostigmine
Holonyms of noun application
Grep of noun application
active application
application
application-oriented language
application form
application program
applications programme
credit application
job application
loan application
misapplication
mortgage application
natural language processing application
patent application
practical application
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