Application
Application noun - The act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose.
Need and application are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Need" instead a noun "Application".
Need
Need noun - A state of being without something necessary, desirable, or useful.
Application and need are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Application" instead a noun "Need".
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old application | old need |
| good | good application | good need |
| particular | particular application | particular need |
| usual | usual application | usual need |
| Other adjectives: specific, single, obvious, actual, real, extreme, serious, little, personal, practical, new, dramatic, immediate, frequent, general, possible, limited, different. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- In the former, they need to be burned out first, while the latter only requires liberal application of bullets.
Source: Video Game / Codename Panzers - In reality, there weren't enough raw materials nor was there a need for a wheeled vehicle, and even then, the main application was for warfare.
Source: Newer Than They Think -
Holiday Volunteering: One episode has Paris attempting to volunteer at a soup kitchen over Thanksgiving so she can put it on her college application, only to be told they don't need any more.
Source: Series / Gilmore Girls
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