Noun

(en noun)

(label) In a clause: the word or word group (usually a noun phrase) that is dealt with. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the subject and the actor are usually the same.

The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc.

* (John Milton) (1608-1674)

the subject for heroic song

* (John Dryden) (1631-1700)

Make choice of a subject , beautiful and noble, which shall afford an ample field of matter wherein to expatiate.

* (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)

the unhappy subject of these quarrels

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, title= , chapter=5 citation , passage=Then I had a good think on the subject of the hocussing of Cigarette, and I was reluctantly bound to admit that once again the man in the corner had found the only possible solution to the mystery.}}

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, chapter=5, title= A Cuckoo in the Nest , passage=The departure was not unduly prolonged.

A particular area of study.

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, title= It's a gas , passage=One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains.

A citizen in a monarchy.

A person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority.

(label) The main theme or melody, especially in a fugue.

* (1823-1895)

The earliest known form of subject is the ecclesiastical cantus firmus , or plain song.

A human, animal or an inanimate object that is being examined, treated, analysed, etc.

* (Conyers Middleton) (1683-1750)

Writers of particular livesare apt to be prejudiced in favour of their subject .

* {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=July-August, author= Catherine Clabby

, magazine=(American Scientist), title= Focus on Everything , passage=Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus. That’s because the lenses that are excellent at magnifying tiny subjects produce a narrow depth of field.}}

Noun

(en noun)

The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense; as, the application of emollients to a diseased limb.

The thing applied.

* Johnson

He invented a new application by which blood might be stanched.

* 1857 , John Eadie, ?John Francis Waller, ?William John Macquorn Rankine, The Imperial Dictionary of Universal Biography

His body was stripped, laid out upon a table, and covered with a hearsecloth, when some of his attendants perceived symptoms of returning animation, and by the use of warm applications , internal and external, gradually restored him to life.

The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to accomplish an end; specific use.

* (John Locke)

If a right course be taken with children, there will not be much need of the application of the common rewards and punishments.

The act of directing or referring something to a particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or disagreement, fitness, or correspondence.

I make the remark, and leave you to make the '''application .

The application of a theory to a set of data can be challenging.

(computing) 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.)

This iPhone application can connect to most social networks.

A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school.

December 31 is the deadline for MBA applications .

(bureaucracy, legal) A petition, entreaty, or other request.

Their application for a deferral of the hearing was granted.