Applaud, v. a.
- 1. Cheer, clap.
- 2. Praise, commend, laud, approve, compliment, extol, magnify, cry up.
Applause, n. Acclamation, acclaim, plaudit. éclat, clapping of hands, shout of approbation, loud praise, burst of approbation.
Apple of the eye. Pupil of the eye.
Apple Peru. Thorn-apple, stramonium, stramony, Jamestown weed (Datura Stramonium).
Apple-pie order. (Colloq.) Perfect order, fine or perfect trim.
Appliance, n.
- 1. Application, applying, use, exercise, practice.
- 2. Tool, instrument, appurtenance, appendage, adjunct.
- 3. Expedient, means, instrumentality, resource.
Appliances, n. pl.
- 1. Means, expedients, instrumentalities, resources, steps, measures, ways and means.
- 2. Appointments, appurtenances, attachments, adjuncts, tools, instruments, appendages, equipments.
Applicable, a.
- 1. To be applied or fitted or put on, adjustable.
- 2. Suitable, fit, fitting, befitting, appropriate, adapted, apt, proper, pertinent, relevant, apposite, germane,
to the point, to the purpose, bearing on.
Applicant, n. Petitioner, solicitor, suitor, candidate.
Application, n.
- 1. Applying, putting on.
- 2. Thing applied (emollient, irritant, stimulant, or rubefacient).
- 3. Appliance, use, exercise, practice.