Synonym: application program, applications programme, coating, covering, diligence, lotion, practical application. Similar words: implication, publication, medication, indication, communication, esterification, identification, complicated. Meaning: [‚æplɪ'keɪʃn] 
n. 1. a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school 2. the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose 3. a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task 4. the work of applying something 5. liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin 6. a diligent effort.
n. 1. a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school 2. the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose 3. a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task 4. the work of applying something 5. liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin 6. a diligent effort. 
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151) Graham was right to condemn his players for lack of ability, attitude and application.
152) Making your new business successful requires luck, patience, and application.
153) What's the use of theoretical knowledge that has no practical application?
154) Increasing technological application and innovation in manufacturing industries result in more specialisation and distribution of processes on a global scale.
155) No application may be made without the leave of the court.
156) Thank you for your letter of application (sentencedict.com/application.html), which we received yesterday.
157) She was over the age limit and, in consequence, her application was rejected.
158) I refer to your recent application and interview and am pleased to offer you the post of editor.
159) Regular application of the cream should reduce swelling within 24 hours.
160) The university passed on his application and found him acceptable.
161) They have been sitting on my application for a month.
162) The new invention would have wide application / a wide range of applications in industry.
163) Application forms and further particulars are available from the Personnel Office.
164) I filled in the application form and sent it off.
165) It can take a long time for your visa application to be processed .
166) The board are still working their way through the application forms.
167) Only if these conditions are fulfilled can the application proceed to the next stage.
168) We have to sift through the application forms very carefully to separate the wheat from the chaff.
169) They have been sitting on my application for a month now.
170) Microsoft can bundle Windows NT at discounted prices with its popular desktop application programs.
171) If that job application doesn't work out I've got a couple more irons in the fire.
172) His application was snubbed.
173) Her confidence took a hard knock when her application was rejected.
174) We sifted through the application forms to separate the wheat from the chaff.
175) The application form is returnable not later than 7th June.
176) The application of fertilizer increased the size of the plants.
177) It will take a week for your application to be processed.
178) After a year we will sympathetically consider an application for reinstatement.
179) Please complete the enclosed application form and return it in the envelope attached.
180) Your foot will feel better after the application of this ointment.
More similar words: implication, publication, medication, indication, communication, esterification, identification, complicated, telecommunications, education, location, educational, appreciation, delicate, nation, equation, operation, formation, relation, zonation, national, donation, summation, variation, sensation, isolation, violation, migration, allegation, radiation.