[
  {
    "word": "application",
    "phonetic": "/apl\u026a\u02c8ke\u026a\u0283(\u0259)n/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/apl\u026a\u02c8ke\u026a\u0283(\u0259)n/",
        "audio": ""
      },
      {
        "text": "/\u02cc\u00e6pl\u0259\u02c8ke\u026a\u0283\u0259n/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/application-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2079661",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The application of this cream should reduce the swelling."
          },
          {
            "definition": "The substance applied.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I make the remark, and leave you to make the application."
          },
          {
            "definition": "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.)",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "This iPhone application can connect to most social networks."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "December 31 is the deadline for MBA applications."
          },
          {
            "definition": "(bureaucracy) A petition, entreaty, or other request, with the adposition for denoting the subject matter.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Their application for a deferral of the hearing was granted."
          },
          {
            "definition": "The act of requesting, claiming, or petitioning something.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Diligence; close thought or attention.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A kind of needlework; appliqu\u00e9.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "Compliance.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "app",
          "program",
          "software"
        ],
        "antonyms": []
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/application"
    ]
  }
]