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action vs application

application vs action

action and application both are nouns.

action is a verb but application is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
action Yes No Yes No
application Yes No No No
As nouns, application is a hyponym of action; that is, application is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than action:
  • action: something done (usually as opposed to something said)
  • application: the action of putting something into operation
Other hyponyms of action include thing, exercise, benignity, kindness, accomplishment, achievement, alienation, res gestae, course, course of action, interaction, fetch, playing, play, swordplay, arrival, carrying into action, carrying out, execution, performance, choice, option, pick, selection, change, economy, saving, forbiddance, inhibition, prohibition, opposition, resistance, bruxism, transfusion, pickings, taking, transgression, aggression, hostility, group action, destabilisation, destabilization, employment, engagement, civility, politeness, reverence, consultation, reference, accenting, accentuation, emphasizing, beatification, jump-start, jumpstart, stupefaction, vampirism.
action (noun) application (noun)
the most important or interesting work or activity in a specific area or field the action of putting something into operation
a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong a diligent effort
something done (usually as opposed to something said) the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose
a military engagement the work of applying something
an act by a government body or supranational organization liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin
the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school
In firearms terminology, the mechanism that handles the ammunition (loads, locks, fires, and extracts the cartridges). a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task
the trait of being active and energetic and forceful
the series of events that form a plot
a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)
the state of being active
action (verb) application (verb)
put in effect
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
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