application: meaning and words from its letters
11 letters · 17 letter points · starts with A · ends with N
Meaning of application
noun
- countable, uncountable
The act of physically applying or laying on.
Example: The application of this cream should reduce the swelling.
- countable, uncountable
The substance applied.
- countable, uncountable
The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use.
- countable, uncountable
The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence.
Example: I make the remark, and leave you to make the application.
Listed forms: applications.
Source: Wiktionary — application.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for application.
noun
the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose
- practical application
noun
the work of applying something
noun
a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task
- application program
- applications programme
noun
liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is application in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of application
A(1) + P(3) + P(3) + L(1) + I(1) + C(3) + A(1) + T(1) + I(1) + O(1) + N(1) = 17 points.
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Anagrams of application
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from application
259 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in application. Showing up to 24, longest first.