The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use.
The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence.
A petition, entreaty, or other request, with the adposition for denoting the subject matter.
The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense
A kind of needlework; appliqué.
The substance applied.
The act of requesting, claiming, or petitioning something.
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.)
Diligence; close thought or attention.
A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar.
The act of retiring, or the state of being retired.
A place to which one retires.
To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.
To cease use or production of something.
To go back or return; to withdraw or retreat, especially from public view; to go into privacy.
To fit (a vehicle) with new tires.
To recede; to fall or bend back.
To go to bed.
To withdraw; to take away.
To voluntarily stop batting before being dismissed so that the next batsman can bat.
To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure.
To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay.
To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list.
To make a play which results in a runner or the batter being out, either by means of a put out, fly out or strikeout.