application
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(noun) a diligent effort; "it is a job requiring serious application" |
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Synonyms: diligence |
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Related Words: effort, elbow grease, exertion, sweat, travail |
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(noun) 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"; |
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Synonyms: coating, covering |
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Related Words: anointing, anointment, daubing, facing, fumigation, lining, lubrication, manual labor, manual labour, painting, paperhanging, papering, paving, plastering, plating, scumble, spraying, tiling, tin-plating, tinning, waxing |
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(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 |
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Synonyms: practical application |
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Related Words: employment, engineering, exercise, misapplication, technology, usage, use, utilisation, utilization |
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(noun) a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school; "December 31 is the deadline for applications" |
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Related Words: credit application, job application, loan application, patent application, petition, request |
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(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" |
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Synonyms: application program, applications programme |
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Related Words: active application, applet, browser, computer program, computer programme, editor, editor program, job, program, programme, web browser, word processing system, word processor |
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(noun) liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin; "a lotion for dry skin" |
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Synonyms: lotion |
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Related Words: calamine lotion, collyrium, curative, cure, embrocation, eye-lotion, eyewash, liniment, menthol, remedy, rubbing alcohol, witch hazel |
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