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Princeton's WordNet
fieldnoun
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
"he planted a field of wheat"
battlefield, battleground, field of battle, field of honor, fieldnoun
a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
"they made a tour of Civil War battlefields"
fieldnoun
somewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected
"anthropologists do much of their work in the field"
discipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field, field of study, study, bailiwicknoun
a branch of knowledge
"in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings"
field, field of force, force fieldnoun
the space around a radiating body within which its electromagnetic oscillations can exert force on another similar body not in contact with it
field, field of operation, line of businessnoun
a particular kind of commercial enterprise
"they are outstanding in their field"
sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arenanoun
a particular environment or walk of life
"his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"
playing field, athletic field, playing area, fieldnoun
a piece of land prepared for playing a game
"the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field"
plain, field, champaignnoun
extensive tract of level open land
"they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain"; "he longed for the fields of his youth"
fieldnoun
(mathematics) a set of elements such that addition and multiplication are commutative and associative and multiplication is distributive over addition and there are two elements 0 and 1
"the set of all rational numbers is a field"
field, field of operations, theater, theater of operations, theatre, theatre of operationsnoun
a region in which active military operations are in progress
"the army was in the field awaiting action"; "he served in the Vietnam theater for three years"
fieldnoun
all of the horses in a particular horse race
fieldnoun
all the competitors in a particular contest or sporting event
fieldnoun
a geographic region (land or sea) under which something valuable is found
"the diamond fields of South Africa"
fieldnoun
(computer science) a set of one or more adjacent characters comprising a unit of information
field, field of viewnoun
the area that is visible (as through an optical instrument)
airfield, landing field, flying field, fieldverb
a place where planes take off and land
fieldverb
catch or pick up (balls) in baseball or cricket
fieldverb
play as a fielder
fieldverb
answer adequately or successfully
"The lawyer fielded all questions from the press"
fieldverb
select (a team or individual player) for a game
"The Buckeyes fielded a young new quarterback for the Rose Bowl"
GCIDE
fieldnoun
(Sports) An open, usually flat, piece of land on which a sports contest is played; a playing field; as, a football field; a baseball field.
Etymology: [OE. feld, fild, AS. feld; akin to D. veld, G. feld, Sw. flt, Dan. felt, Icel. fold field of grass, AS. folde earth, land, ground, OS. folda.]
fieldnoun
(Physics) The influence of a physical object, such as an electrically charged body, which is capable of exerting force on objects at a distance; also, the region of space over which such an influence is effective; as, the earth's gravitational field; an electrical field; a magnetic field; a force field.
Etymology: [OE. feld, fild, AS. feld; akin to D. veld, G. feld, Sw. flt, Dan. felt, Icel. fold field of grass, AS. folde earth, land, ground, OS. folda.]
Wiktionary
fieldnoun
A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; open country.
There are several species of wild flowers growing in this field.
Etymology: From field, feeld, feld, from feld, from felþuz, from pelh₂-. Cognate with feld, feild, fjild, West Frisian fjild, Dutch veld, German Feld, Swedish fält. Related also to folde, folm. More at fold.
fieldnoun
A wide, open space that is usually used to grow crops or to hold farm animals.
Etymology: From field, feeld, feld, from feld, from felþuz, from pelh₂-. Cognate with feld, feild, fjild, West Frisian fjild, Dutch veld, German Feld, Swedish fält. Related also to folde, folm. More at fold.
fieldnoun
The open country near or belonging to a city -- usually used in plural.
Etymology: From field, feeld, feld, from feld, from felþuz, from pelh₂-. Cognate with feld, feild, fjild, West Frisian fjild, Dutch veld, German Feld, Swedish fält. Related also to folde, folm. More at fold.
fieldnoun
A region affected by a particular force.
magnetic field
Etymology: From field, feeld, feld, from feld, from felþuz, from pelh₂-. Cognate with feld, feild, fjild, West Frisian fjild, Dutch veld, German Feld, Swedish fält. Related also to folde, folm. More at fold.
fieldnoun
A course of study or domain of knowledge or practice.
He was an expert in the field of Chinese history.
Etymology: From field, feeld, feld, from feld, from felþuz, from pelh₂-. Cognate with feld, feild, fjild, West Frisian fjild, Dutch veld, German Feld, Swedish fält. Related also to folde, folm. More at fold.
fieldnoun
An area that can be seen at a given time.
Etymology: From field, feeld, feld, from feld, from felþuz, from pelh₂-. Cognate with feld, feild, fjild, West Frisian fjild, Dutch veld, German Feld, Swedish fält. Related also to folde, folm. More at fold.
fieldnoun
A place where a battle is fought; a battlefield.
Etymology: From field, feeld, feld, from feld, from felþuz, from pelh₂-. Cognate with feld, feild, fjild, West Frisian fjild, Dutch veld, German Feld, Swedish fält. Related also to folde, folm. More at fold.
fieldnoun
An area reserved for playing a game.
Etymology: From field, feeld, feld, from feld, from felþuz, from pelh₂-. Cognate with feld, feild, fjild, West Frisian fjild, Dutch veld, German Feld, Swedish fält. Related also to folde, folm. More at fold.
fieldnoun
A realm of practical, direct, or natural operation, contrasting with an office, classroom, or laboratory.
Etymology: From field, feeld, feld, from feld, from felþuz, from pelh₂-. Cognate with feld, feild, fjild, West Frisian fjild, Dutch veld, German Feld, Swedish fält. Related also to folde, folm. More at fold.
fieldverb
To intercept or catch (a ball) and play it.
Etymology: From field, feeld, feld, from feld, from felþuz, from pelh₂-. Cognate with feld, feild, fjild, West Frisian fjild, Dutch veld, German Feld, Swedish fält. Related also to folde, folm. More at fold.
fieldverb
To be the team catching and throwing the ball, as opposed to hitting it.
The blue team are fielding first, while the reds are batting.
Etymology: From field, feeld, feld, from feld, from felþuz, from pelh₂-. Cognate with feld, feild, fjild, West Frisian fjild, Dutch veld, German Feld, Swedish fält. Related also to folde, folm. More at fold.
fieldverb
To place a team in (a game).
The away team fielded two new players and the second-choice goalkeeper.
Etymology: From field, feeld, feld, from feld, from felþuz, from pelh₂-. Cognate with feld, feild, fjild, West Frisian fjild, Dutch veld, German Feld, Swedish fält. Related also to folde, folm. More at fold.
fieldverb
To answer; to address.
She will field questions immediately after her presentation.
Etymology: From field, feeld, feld, from feld, from felþuz, from pelh₂-. Cognate with feld, feild, fjild, West Frisian fjild, Dutch veld, German Feld, Swedish fält. Related also to folde, folm. More at fold.
fieldnoun
A set having two operations called addition and multiplication under both of which all the elements of the set are commutative and associative; for which multiplication distributes over addition; and for both of which there exist an identity element and an inverse element (except for the additive identity).
The set of rational numbers, uE00027132uE001, is the prototypical field.
Etymology: From field, feeld, feld, from feld, from felþuz, from pelh₂-. Cognate with feld, feild, fjild, West Frisian fjild, Dutch veld, German Feld, Swedish fält. Related also to folde, folm. More at fold.
fieldnoun
A region containing a particular mineral.
oil field; gold field
Etymology: From field, feeld, feld, from feld, from felþuz, from pelh₂-. Cognate with feld, feild, fjild, West Frisian fjild, Dutch veld, German Feld, Swedish fält. Related also to folde, folm. More at fold.
fieldnoun
The background of the shield
Etymology: From field, feeld, feld, from feld, from felþuz, from pelh₂-. Cognate with feld, feild, fjild, West Frisian fjild, Dutch veld, German Feld, Swedish fält. Related also to folde, folm. More at fold.
fieldnoun
An area of memory or storage reserved for a particular value.
Etymology: From field, feeld, feld, from feld, from felþuz, from pelh₂-. Cognate with feld, feild, fjild, West Frisian fjild, Dutch veld, German Feld, Swedish fält. Related also to folde, folm. More at fold.
fieldnoun
A component of a database record in which a single unit of information is stored.
Etymology: From field, feeld, feld, from feld, from felþuz, from pelh₂-. Cognate with feld, feild, fjild, West Frisian fjild, Dutch veld, German Feld, Swedish fält. Related also to folde, folm. More at fold.
fieldnoun
A physical or virtual location for the input of information in the form of characters.
The form has fields for each element of the customer's home address and ship-to address.
Etymology: From field, feeld, feld, from feld, from felþuz, from pelh₂-. Cognate with feld, feild, fjild, West Frisian fjild, Dutch veld, German Feld, Swedish fält. Related also to folde, folm. More at fold.
fieldnoun
The team in a match who is throwing the ball and trying to catch the ball hit by the other team (the bat).
Etymology: From field, feeld, feld, from feld, from felþuz, from pelh₂-. Cognate with feld, feild, fjild, West Frisian fjild, Dutch veld, German Feld, Swedish fält. Related also to folde, folm. More at fold.
Webster Dictionary
Fieldnoun
cleared land; land suitable for tillage or pasture; cultivated ground; the open country
Etymology: [OE. feld, fild, AS. feld; akin to D. veld, G. feld, Sw. flt, Dan. felt, Icel. fold field of grass, AS. folde earth, land, ground, OS. folda.]
Fieldnoun
a piece of land of considerable size; esp., a piece inclosed for tillage or pasture
Etymology: [OE. feld, fild, AS. feld; akin to D. veld, G. feld, Sw. flt, Dan. felt, Icel. fold field of grass, AS. folde earth, land, ground, OS. folda.]
Fieldnoun
a place where a battle is fought; also, the battle itself
Etymology: [OE. feld, fild, AS. feld; akin to D. veld, G. feld, Sw. flt, Dan. felt, Icel. fold field of grass, AS. folde earth, land, ground, OS. folda.]
Fieldnoun
an open space; an extent; an expanse
Etymology: [OE. feld, fild, AS. feld; akin to D. veld, G. feld, Sw. flt, Dan. felt, Icel. fold field of grass, AS. folde earth, land, ground, OS. folda.]
Fieldnoun
any blank space or ground on which figures are drawn or projected
Etymology: [OE. feld, fild, AS. feld; akin to D. veld, G. feld, Sw. flt, Dan. felt, Icel. fold field of grass, AS. folde earth, land, ground, OS. folda.]
Fieldnoun
the space covered by an optical instrument at one view
Etymology: [OE. feld, fild, AS. feld; akin to D. veld, G. feld, Sw. flt, Dan. felt, Icel. fold field of grass, AS. folde earth, land, ground, OS. folda.]
Fieldnoun
the whole surface of an escutcheon; also, so much of it is shown unconcealed by the different bearings upon it. See Illust. of Fess, where the field is represented as gules (red), while the fess is argent (silver)
Etymology: [OE. feld, fild, AS. feld; akin to D. veld, G. feld, Sw. flt, Dan. felt, Icel. fold field of grass, AS. folde earth, land, ground, OS. folda.]
Fieldnoun
an unresticted or favorable opportunity for action, operation, or achievement; province; room
Etymology: [OE. feld, fild, AS. feld; akin to D. veld, G. feld, Sw. flt, Dan. felt, Icel. fold field of grass, AS. folde earth, land, ground, OS. folda.]
Fieldnoun
a collective term for all the competitors in any outdoor contest or trial, or for all except the favorites in the betting
Etymology: [OE. feld, fild, AS. feld; akin to D. veld, G. feld, Sw. flt, Dan. felt, Icel. fold field of grass, AS. folde earth, land, ground, OS. folda.]
Fieldnoun
that part of the grounds reserved for the players which is outside of the diamond; -- called also outfield
Etymology: [OE. feld, fild, AS. feld; akin to D. veld, G. feld, Sw. flt, Dan. felt, Icel. fold field of grass, AS. folde earth, land, ground, OS. folda.]
Fieldverb
to take the field
Etymology: [OE. feld, fild, AS. feld; akin to D. veld, G. feld, Sw. flt, Dan. felt, Icel. fold field of grass, AS. folde earth, land, ground, OS. folda.]
Fieldverb
to stand out in the field, ready to catch, stop, or throw the ball
Etymology: [OE. feld, fild, AS. feld; akin to D. veld, G. feld, Sw. flt, Dan. felt, Icel. fold field of grass, AS. folde earth, land, ground, OS. folda.]
Fieldverb
to catch, stop, throw, etc. (the ball), as a fielder
Etymology: [OE. feld, fild, AS. feld; akin to D. veld, G. feld, Sw. flt, Dan. felt, Icel. fold field of grass, AS. folde earth, land, ground, OS. folda.]
Freebase
Field
In agriculture, the word field refers generally to an area of land enclosed or otherwise and used for agricultural purposes such as: ⁕Cultivating crops ⁕Usage as a paddock or, generally, an enclosure of livestock ⁕Land left to lie fallow or as arable land ⁕ A green field or paddock with Hereford cattle. ⁕ A summer field. ⁕ Two women in a field. ⁕ Sown fields in an open field system of farming. ⁕ A rare green summer fields
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Field
fēld, n. country or open country in general: a piece of ground enclosed for tillage or pasture: the range of any series of actions or energies: the locality of a battle: the battle itself: room for action of any kind: a wide expanse: (her.) the surface of a shield: the background on which figures are drawn: the part of a coin left unoccupied by the main device: those taking part in a hunt: all the entries collectively against which a single contestant has to compete: all the parties not individually excepted, as 'to bet on the field' in a horse-race.—v.t. at cricket and base-ball, to catch or stop and return to the fixed place.—v.i. to stand in positions so as to catch the ball easily in cricket.—ns. Field′-allow′ance, a small extra payment to officers on active service; Field′-artill′ery, light ordnance suited for active operations in the field; Field′-bed, a camp or trestle bedstead; Field′-book, a book used in surveying fields.—n.pl. Field′-col′ours, small flags used for marking the position for companies and regiments, also any regimental headquarters' flags.—n. Field′-day, a day when troops are drawn out for instruction in field exercises: any day of unusual bustle.—adj. Field′ed (Shak.), encamped.—ns. Field′er, one who fields; Field′fare, a species of thrush, having a reddish-yellow throat and breast spotted with black; Field′-glass, a binocular telescope slung over the shoulder in a case; Field′-gun, a light cannon mounted on a carriage; Field′-hand, an outdoor farm labourer; Field′-hos′pital, a temporary hospital near the scene of battle; Field′-ice, ice formed in the polar seas in large surfaces, distinguished from icebergs; Field′ing, the acting in the field at cricket as distinguished from batting; Field′-mar′shal, an officer of the highest rank in the army; Field′-meet′ing, a conventicle; Field′-mouse, a species of mouse that lives in the fields; Field′-night, a night marked by some important gathering, discussion, &c.; Field′-off′icer, a military officer above the rank of captain, and below that of general; Field′piece, a cannon or piece of artillery used in the field of battle; Field′-preach′er, one who preaches in the open air; Field′-preach′ing; Fields′man, a fielder.—n.pl. Field′-sports, sports of the field, as hunting, racing, &c.—n. Field′-train, a department of the Royal Artillery responsible for the safety and supply of ammunition during war.—advs. Field′ward, -wards, toward the fields.—n.pl. Field′works, temporary works thrown up by troops in the field, either for protection or to cover an attack upon a stronghold.—Field of vision, the compass of visual power.—Keep the field, to keep the campaign open: to maintain one's ground. [A.S. feld; cf. Dut. veld, the open country, Ger. feld.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
field
The country in which military operations are being carried on; the scene of a conflict.--Taking the field, quitting cantonments, and going on active service.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
field
A cleared space or plain where a battle is fought; also, the battle itself. To take the field means to commence active operations against an enemy.
field
In heraldry, the surface of a shield; hence, any blank space or ground on which figures are drawn or projected.
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Rank popularity for the word 'field' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #663
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Rank popularity for the word 'field' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1239
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Rank popularity for the word 'field' in Nouns Frequency: #181
Anagrams for field »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of field in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of field in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of field in a Sentence
We now realize the transition to fatherhood is an important developmental life stage for men’s health, it’s a magical moment where so many things change in a man’s life. Now the medical field needs to think about how can we help these men of child-rearing age who often don’t come to the doctor’s office for themselves.
I just found out that one of my customers had more exposure to oil field machinery than I realized.
A lot of this really depends on how this actually translates in the field, i think this could be seen as some mild tightening to sort of incrementally tighten the process, but depending on how this is taken in the field, it could amount to a drastic tightening.
A level playing field is a misleading concept. The playing field will always be unlevel, for example, depending on the airline or airport's geographic position.
I can’t say that I was surprised at all that kind of dialogue is happening behind the scenes, i think that we understand the culture of the NFL, and we can put ‘Inspire Change’ logos all over the field and create logos all we want, but until you actually change what leadership looks like, you can’t expect to change the culture.
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- veldAfrikaans
- حقلArabic
- sahə, mədən, tarlaAzerbaijani
- ялан, көтөүлек, яу ҡыры, даирә, дала, баҫыу, ҡыр, өлкәBashkir
- по́леBelarusian
- о́бласт, ни́ва, нива, по́ле, игрище, поле, полесраже́ниеBulgarian
- camp, terreny, cosCatalan, Valencian
- pole, hřiště, pastvinaCzech
- полѥOld Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- уйChuvash
- maesWelsh
- ager, felt, område, bane, mark, spillepladsDanish
- Feld, Bereich, Spielfeld, Platz, Gebiet, Körper, LagerstätteGerman
- απευθύνω, γήπεδο, κόβω, πεδίο, συγκεντρώνω ομάδα, αγρός, τομέας, σώμα, κατεβάζω ομάδα, χωράφι, λιβάδιGreek
- kamparo, kampoEsperanto
- campo, cuerpo, terrenoSpanish
- põld, maardla, väli, ala, tegevusala, korpus, väljak, nurm, leiukoht, lahter, valdkond, tegevusväli, spordiväljak, mänguväljakEstonian
- alorBasque
- میدان, رشتهPersian
- kenttä, vainio, ottaa kiinni, ulkovuoro, kunta, vastata, alue, laidun, pelto, ala, panna kentälle, pelikenttä, esiintymisalueFinnish
- champ, attraper, terrain, campo, corpsFrench
- fjildWestern Frisian
- páirc, gort, ceantar, garraí, réimseIrish
- magh, mìn, raon, achadh, blàr, dailScottish Gaelic
- kokueGuaraní
- שׁדה, שָׂדֶהHebrew
- क्षेत्रHindi
- mező, testHungarian
- դաշտ, արտ, հանդ, ասպարեզArmenian
- feldoIdo
- akurIcelandic
- ambito, campoItalian
- 場, 界, フィールド, 畑, 領域, 戦場, 原野, 分野, 体Japanese
- ველიGeorgian
- ngongoKongo
- далаKazakh
- វាល, ចំការKhmer
- 밭, 들판Korean
- талааKyrgyz
- campusLatin
- FeldLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- laukas, sritis, aikštėLithuanian
- kaujas lauks, lauks, nozare, laukums, tīrums, karalauksLatvian
- pātiki, pae o te pakanga, papa tākaro, āpure, whīra, kauhanga riri, mokowāMāori
- по́леMacedonian
- feltNorwegian
- veld, wei, weide, vak, gebied, terrein, lichaam, speelveld, akker, weiland, slagveld, vakgebiedDutch
- åker, felt, fagfelt, kropp, baneNorwegian
- campOccitan
- pole, pastwisko, ciałoPolish
- campo, terreno, domínio, posicionar, interceptar, apanhar, corpoPortuguese
- champ, tgomp, campRomansh
- câmp, domeniu, teren, sferă, zonă de memorie, câmp de jocRomanian
- ни́ва, па́стбище, по́ле бо́я, по́ле, поле, луг, о́бласть, о́трасльRussian
- пашњак, polje, поље, терен, pašnjak, terenSerbo-Croatian
- poleSlovak
- polje, pašnik, disciplina, obsegSlovene
- sferë, arë, zonë, fushëAlbanian
- bana, fält, åker, fyndighet, slagfält, ta emot, besvara, kropp, plan, malmfält, område, ställa uppSwedish
- చేను, పొలం, రంగంTelugu
- майдонTajik
- สนามThai
- meýdanTurkmen
- alan, tarla, sahaTurkish
- кырTatar
- по́ле, полеUkrainian
- dala, maydonUzbek
- cánh đồngVietnamese
- tchampWalloon
- פֿעלדYiddish
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