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   Field

   /fēld/

   

   noun

   • 1. an area of open land, especially one planted with crops or pasture, typically bounded by hedges or fences: "a wheat field" Similar meadowpasturepaddockgreenpengrasslandpasturelandswardparkcorralbawnliterary:glebeleameadgreensward
   • ▪ a piece of land used for a particular purpose, especially an area marked out for a game or sport: "a football field" Similar sports fieldgroundplaying fieldrecreation groundarenastadiumpitchinformal:park
   • ▪ defensive play or the defensive positions collectively: "he is fast in the field and on the bases"
   • ▪ a large area of land or water completely covered in a particular substance, especially snow or ice: "an ice field"
   • ▪ an area rich in a natural product, typically oil or gas: "an oil field"
   • ▪ a place where a subject of scientific study or of artistic representation can be observed in its natural location or context.
   • ▪ an area on which a battle is fought: "a field of battle"
   • ▪ a battle: archaic "many a bloody field was to be fought"
   • 2. a particular branch of study or sphere of activity or interest: "we talked to professionals in various fields" Similar areaspherearea of activitydisciplineprovincedepartmentdomainsectorlinebranchsubjectspecialityspecialtyspecializationspecialismmétierforteinformal:scenebailiwickpigeon
   • ▪ a part of a record, representing an item of data.
   • ▪ a general area of meaning within which individual words make particular distinctions.
   • 3. a space or range within which objects are visible from a particular viewpoint or through a piece of apparatus: "the stars drift through this telescope's field of view" Similar scoperangesweepreachextentpurviewlimitsconfinesparametersboundshorizons
   • 4. all the participants in a contest or sport: "he destroyed the rest of the field with a devastating injection of speed" Similar competitorsentrantscompetitionrunnersapplicantscandidatespossiblespossibilitieshopefuls
   • 5. an area on a flag with a single background color: "fifty white stars on a blue field"
   • ▪ the surface of an escutcheon or of one of its divisions.
   • 6. the region in which a particular condition prevails, especially one in which a force or influence is effective regardless of the presence or absence of a material medium.
   • ▪ the force exerted or potentially exerted in a field: "the variation in the strength of the field"
   • 7. a system subject to two binary operations analogous to those for the multiplication and addition of real numbers, and having similar commutative and distributive laws.

   verb

   • 1. play as a fielder.
   • ▪ catch or stop (the ball): "he fielded the ball cleanly, but threw it down the right-field line" Similar catchstopretrievereturnthrow back
   • 2. send out (a team or individual) to play in a game: "a high school that traditionally fielded mediocre teams" Similar put in the teamsend outplayput up
   • ▪ (of a political party) nominate (a candidate) to run in an election: "a radical political party that is beginning to field candidates in local elections"
   • ▪ deploy (an army): "no one had the power to field an army of any consequence" Similar deploypositionpoststationrangedispose
   • 3. deal with (a difficult question, phone call, etc.): "she has fielded five calls from salespeople" Similar deal withhandlecope withanswerreply torespond toreact toparrydeflectturn asideevadesidestepavoiddodgeanswer evasivelyfend offinformal:duck

   adjective

   • 1. carried out or working in the natural environment, rather than in a laboratory or office: "field observations" Similar practicalhands-onappliedactualactiveexperientialempiricalin the fieldnontheoreticalrare:empiricOpposite theoretical
   • ▪ (of military equipment) light and mobile for use on campaign: "field artillery" Similar mobileportabletransportablemovablemaneuverablelightlightweightrare:portativeOpposite heavy
   • ▪ used in names of animals or plants found in the open country, rather than among buildings or as cultivated varieties: "field ant"
   • ▪ denoting a game played outdoors on a marked field.

   Word Origin Old Englishfeld (also denoting a large tract of open country; compare with veld), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch veld and German Feld.

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   Field is a noun that can mean an expanse of open ground, a sphere of activity, a region of influence, or a number system. It can also be a verb meaning to place in action or competition, or an adjective meaning of or relating to a field.

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   Definitions of field. noun. extensive tract of level open land. “he longed for the fields of his youth” synonyms: champaign, plain. see more. noun. a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed. “he planted a field of wheat” see more. noun. a geographic region (land or sea) under which something valuable is found.

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