job application - an application for a job

credit application - an application for a line of credit

loan application - an application to borrow money

patent application - an application for sole rights to an invention

petition, request, postulation - a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority

usage, use, utilisation, utilization, exercise, employment - the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers"

misapplication - wrong use or application

engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry

computer program, computer programme, program, programme - (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute; "the program required several hundred lines of code"

active application - an application that is currently running and in the foreground

applet - a Java application; an application program that uses the client's web browser to provide a user interface

web browser, browser - a program used to view HTML documents

natural language processing application, natural language processor - an application program that deals with natural language text

job - (computer science) a program application that may consist of several steps but is a single logical unit

word processing system, word processor - an application that provides the user with tools needed to write and edit and format text and to send it to a printer

editor program, editor - (computer science) a program designed to perform such editorial functions as rearrangement or modification or deletion of data

manual labor, manual labour - labor done with the hands

anointing, anointment - the act of applying oil or an oily liquid

fumigation - the application of a gas or smoke to something for the purpose of disinfecting it

foliation - the work of coating glass with metal foil

galvanisation, galvanization - either the work of covering with metal by the use of a galvanic current or the coating of iron with zinc to protect it from rusting

lubrication - an application of a lubricant to something

pavage, paving - the act of applying paving materials to an area

painting - the act of applying paint to a surface; "you can finish the job of painting faster with a roller than with a brush"

spraying - the application of a liquid in the form of small particles ejected from a sprayer

tin-plating, tinning - the application of a protective layer of tin

tinning - the application of a thin layer of soft solder to the ends of wires before soldering them; "careful tinning of the ends of wires results in a better joint when you solder them"

paperhanging, papering - the application of wallpaper

daubing, plastering - the application of plaster

plating - the application of a thin coat of metal (as by electrolysis)

scumble - the application of very thin coat of color over the surface of a picture

tiling - the application of tiles to cover a surface

waxing - the application of wax to a surface

lining, facing - providing something with a surface of a different material

black lotion, blackwash - a mixture of calomel and limewater that is used on syphilitic sores

calamine lotion - a lotion consisting of a liquid preparation containing calamine; used to treat itching or mild skin irritations

collyrium, eye-lotion, eyewash - lotion consisting of a solution used as a cleanser for the eyes

embrocation, liniment - a medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve muscular stiffness and pain

menthol - a lotion containing menthol which gives it a mint flavoring

curative, cure, remedy - a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain

rubbing alcohol - lotion consisting of a poisonous solution of isopropyl alcohol or denatured ethanol alcohol for external use

witch hazel, wych hazel - lotion consisting of an astringent alcoholic solution containing an extract from the witch hazel plant

elbow grease, exertion, effort, travail, sweat - use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"