The application of this cream should reduce the swelling.
noun The substance applied.
noun The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use.
noun The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence.
I make the remark, and leave you to make the application.
noun A computer program or the set of software that the end user perceives as a single entity as a tool for a well-defined purpose. (Also called: application program; application software.)
This application can connect to most social networks.
noun A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar.
December 31 is the deadline for MBA applications.
noun A petition, entreaty, or other request, with the adposition for denoting the subject matter.
Their application for a deferral of the hearing was granted.
noun The act of requesting, claiming, or petitioning something.