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field (fiːldPronunciation for field) 

Definitions

noun

  1. an open tract of uncultivated grassland; meadow campestral
  2. a piece of land cleared of trees and undergrowth, usually enclosed with a fence or hedge and used for pasture or growing crops  ⇒ a field of barley 
  3. a limited or marked off area, usually of mown grass, on which any of various sports, athletic competitions, etc, are held  ⇒ a soccer field 
  4. an area that is rich in minerals or other natural resources  ⇒ a coalfield 
  5. short for battlefield , airfield
  6. the mounted followers that hunt with a pack of hounds
    1. all the runners in a particular race or competitors in a competition
    2. the runners in a race or competitors in a competition excluding the favourite
  8. cricket the fielders collectively, esp with regard to their positions
  9. a wide or open expanse  ⇒ a field of snow 
    1. an area of human activity  ⇒ the field of human knowledge 
    2. a sphere or division of knowledge, interest, etc  ⇒ his field is physics 
    1. a place away from the laboratory, office, library, etc, usually out of doors, where practical work is done or original material or data collected
    2. ((as modifier)  ⇒ a field course 
  12. the surface or background, as of a flag, coin, or heraldic shield, on which a design is displayed
  13. field of viewthe area within which an object may be observed with a telescope, microscope, etc
  14. physics 
    1. See field of force
    2. a region of space that is a vector field
    3. a region of space under the influence of some scalar quantity, such as temperature
  15. mathematics a set of entities subject to two binary operations, addition and multiplication, such that the set is a commutative group under addition and the set, minus the zero, is a commutative group under multiplication and multiplication is distributive over addition
  16. mathematics logic the set of elements that are either arguments or values of a function; the union of its domain and range
  17. computing 
    1. a set of one or more characters comprising a unit of information
    2. a predetermined section of a record
  18. television one of two or more sets of scanning lines which when interlaced form the complete picture
  19. obsolete the open country  ⇒ beasts of the field 
  20. See hold the field
  21. See in the field
  22. See lead the field
  23. See leave the field
  24. See take the field
  25. See play the field
  26. (modifier) military of or relating to equipment, personnel, etc, specifically designed or trained for operations in the field  ⇒ a field gun a field army 

verb

  1. (tr) sport to stop, catch, or return (the ball) as a fielder
  2. (tr) sport to send (a player or team) onto the field to play
  3. (intr) sport (of a player or team) to act or take turn as a fielder or fielders
  4. (tr) military to put (an army, a unit, etc) in the field
  5. (tr) to enter (a person) in a competition  ⇒ each party fielded a candidate 
  6. (tr) informal to deal with or handle, esp adequately and by making a reciprocal gesture  ⇒ to field a question 

Word Origin

Old English feld ; related to Old Saxon, Old High German feld , Old English fold  earth, Greek platus broad

Field (fiːldPronunciation for Field) 

Definitions

noun

  1. John. 1782–1837, Irish composer and pianist, lived in Russia from 1803: invented the nocturne

fjeld or field(fjɛldPronunciation for )

Definitions

noun

  1. a high rocky plateau with little vegetation in Scandinavian countries

Word Origin

C19: Norwegian; related to Old Norse fjall mountain; see fellC19: Norwegian; related to Old Norse mountain; see 5

Translations

  • British English: field Pronunciation for field A field is an enclosed area of land where crops are grown or animals are kept....a field of wheat.fiːld NOUN ...a field of wheat.
  • Spanish: campo Pronunciation for campo nm
  • French: champ Pronunciation for champ nm
  • German: Feld Pronunciation for Feld nnt
  • Chinese: 田Pronunciation for 田 n
  • Arabic: حَقْلPronunciation for حَقْل n
  • Portuguese: campoPronunciation for campo nm
  • Russian: полеPronunciation for поле nnt
  • Croatian: poljePronunciation for polje nnt
  • Czech: polePronunciation for pole nnt
  • Danish: markPronunciation for mark nutr
  • Dutch: veldPronunciation for veld nnt
  • Finnish: peltoPronunciation for pelto n
  • Greek: πεδίοPronunciation for πεδίο nnt
  • Italian: campoPronunciation for campo nm
  • Japanese: 野原Pronunciation for 野原 n
  • Korean: 들판Pronunciation for 들판 n
  • Norwegian: jordePronunciation for jorde nnt
  • Polish: polePronunciation for pole nnt
  • Brazilian Portuguese: campoPronunciation for campo nm
  • European Spanish: campo Pronunciation for campo nm
  • Swedish: fältPronunciation for fält nnt
  • Thai: สนามPronunciation for สนาม n
  • Turkish: alanPronunciation for alan n
  • Vietnamese: cánh đồngPronunciation for cánh đồng n

Usage examples

  • They'll join the Bureau eventually, they tell me, but only if they never have to go out into the field.
    Jon Cleary, YESTERDAY'S SHADOW (2002)
  • On topics ranging from forestry to field sports, Fulford has an original and challenging viewpoint.
    Country Life (2005)
  • Johnson, keen to retaliate before the Frenchman was escorted from the field , had to be restrained.
    Irish Times (2002)
  • SPORT Pat Nevin Manager: A towering intellect in a field of, er, less than towering intellects.
    Glasgow Herald (2001)
  • I hope this book will encourage the reader to pursue his or her studies further in the field of traditional wisdom.
    James Cowan, ABORIGINE DREAMING: Introduction to the Wisdom and Thought of the Aboriginal Traditions of Australia (2002)

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All English words that begin with 'F'

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