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2 : a piece of household equipment (as a stove or toaster) operated by gas or electricity

ap·pli·ca·ble adjective : capable of being applied

Synonyms

functional, practicable, practical, serviceable, usable, useful, workable, working—more at PRACTICAL

apposite, apropos, germane, material, pertinent, pointed, relative, relevant—more at PERTINENT

ap·pli·ca·bil·i·ty noun : the quality or state of being applicable

Synonyms

bearing, connection, pertinence, relevance—more at PERTINENCE

ap·pli·cant noun : one who applies

Synonyms

aspirant, campaigner, candidate, contender, hopeful, prospect, seeker—more at CANDIDATE

ap·pli·ca·tion noun 1 : the act of applying

2 : assiduous attention

3 : REQUEST; also : a form used in making a request

4 : something placed or spread on a surface

5 : capacity for use

6 : a program (as a word processor) that performs one of a computer's major tasks

Synonyms

employment, exercise, operation, play, use—more at USE

ap·pli·ca·tor noun : a device for applying a substance (as medicine or polish)

ap·plied adjective : put to practical use <~ art>

ap·pli·qué noun [ORIGIN: F]

: a fabric decoration cut out and fastened to a larger piece of material

— appliqué verb

ap·ply verb ap·plied; ap·ply·ing 1 a : to put to practical use

b : to bring into action

c : to lay or spread on

d : to put into operation or effect

2 : to place in contact : put or spread on a surface

3 : to employ with close attention

4 : to have reference or connection

5 : to submit a request

Synonyms

[1a, 1b] employ, exercise, exploit, harness, operate, use, utilize—more at USE

[1d] administer, enforce, execute, implement—more at ENFORCE

[3] address, bend, buckle, devote, give; also readdress, reapply

[4] appertain, bear, pertain, refer, relate; also affect, concern, interest, involve, touch

ap·point verb 1 : to fix or set officially <~ a day for trial>

2 : to name officially

3 : to fit out : EQUIP

Synonyms

[1] designate, fix, name, set; also adopt, assign, choose, determine, establish, opt (for), pick, pin down, prefer, select, settle, single (out), specify

[2] assign, attach, commission, constitute, designate, detail, name; also authorize, delegate, depute, deputize, inaugurate, induct, install, instate, ordain, invest

ap·poin·tee noun : a person appointed

ap·point·ive adjective : subject to appointment

ap·point·ment noun 1 : the act of appointing

2 : an arrangement for a meeting

3 plural : articles of furniture for the interior of a building : FURNISHINGS

4 : a nonelective office or position

Synonyms

[2] date, engagement, rendezvous, tryst—more at ENGAGEMENT

usually appointments [3] furniture—more at FURNITURE

[4] billet, capacity, function, job, place, position, post, situation—more at JOB

[4] assignment, commission, designation; also billet, job, office, place, position, situation, spot, station

Antonyms

discharge, dismissal, expulsion, firing

ap·por·tion verb : to distribute proportionately

Synonyms

allocate, allot, allow, assign, ration—more at ALLOT

administer, allocate, deal, dispense, distribute, mete, parcel, portion, prorate—more at ADMINISTER

ap·por·tion·ment noun : an act or result of apportioning

ap·po·site adjective : highly pertinent or appropriate : RELEVANT

— ap·po·site·ly adverb

— ap·po·site·ness noun

Synonyms

applicable, apropos, germane, material, pertinent, pointed, relative, relevant—more at PERTINENT

ap·po·si·tion noun : a grammatical construction in which a noun or pronoun is followed by another that has the same referent (as the poet and Burns in “a biography of the poet Burns”)

ap·pos·i·tive adjective : of, relating to, or standing in grammatical apposition

— appositive noun

ap·prais·al noun : an act or instance of appraising

Synonyms

assessment, estimate, estimation, evaluation, judgment—more at ESTIMATION

ap·praise verb ap·praised; ap·prais·ing 1 : to set a value on

2 : to evaluate the worth, significance, or status of

— ap