Application and Want

Application

Application noun - The act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose.

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Want and application are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Want" instead a noun "Application".

Want noun - The fact or state of being absent.

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Application and want are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Application" instead a noun "Want".

Nearby Words: wanting, wanted

old	old application	old want
good	good application	good want
best	best application	best want
straight	straight application	straight want
Other adjectives: popular, actual, real, extreme, little, famous, personal, new, unique, advanced, traditional, possible, minor, odd, different.

But Shino didn't want to rely on Kazuto as much as she did, so when beta testing opened for a new game called Sword Art Online, she submitted an application...

Source: Fanfic Recs / Sword Art Online
At the same time, it's subverted in that Slick's application for "Anything You Want" via the Devil takes FOREVER to process.

Source: Evil Is Easy
That said, Big Boss's superpower seems to be being the personification of Even the Guys Want Him, if Revolver Ocelot's application of Gaussian Girl every time he lays eyes on BB is of any indication.

Source: If It's You, It's Okay

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