How to use the apply. function in apply

w["appendic"]="402*1,467*1";
w["appendices."]="467*1";
w["appendix"]="129*1,138*10,342*2,354*4,402*1,438*1,446*1,453*1,467*1";
w["appendix."]="138*1";
w["appendtask"]="453*1,529*47";
w["appicon"]="11*2,270*1";
w["appl"]="406*1,465*1";
w["appli"]="42*12,87*5,109*5,147*1,169*1,181*1,209*1,247*2,354*1,356*1,378*1,402*5,410*4,448*1,455*1,462*1,468*1,482*1,506*1,518*1,523*1";
w["applic"]="11*1,15*1,26*1,42*10,54*1,79*1,82*2,92*1,138*5,179*1,194*2,236*1,243*1,270*1,318*1,328*1,338*2,370*41,402*2,441*1,499*1";
w["application-suppli"]="42*1";
w["application."]="42*1,92*1,138*1,179*1";
w["application.startdir"]="243*1";
w["applied."]="356*1";
w["applied_bi"]="87*1,436*1";
w["appliedbi"]="87*1";
w["apply."]="448*1";
w["applytask"]="453*1,518*46";
w["approach"]="26*1";
w["appropri"]="42*2,60*1,158*1,402*1";
w["approv"]="402*1";
w["apr"]="127*1";
w["april"]="42*1";
w["apt"]="354*1";
w["arbitrari"]="46*1,319*41,328*1,382*1,397*1,431*1,458*1";
w["arch"]="243*1";
w["architectur"]="243*1,328*1";
w["archiv"]="130*4,217*3,227*4,395*5,451*1,455*1,481*2,485*3,520*3,521*2";
w["archive."]="130*2,217*1,227*1,234*1,395*1,455*1,481*2,485*1";
w["archive..."]="521*1";
w["archive_tar"]="53*4";
w["archives."]="227*1,395*1";
w["area"]="230*1";