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field > 21 senses
NOUN1fieldA piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
2field, battlefield, battleground, field of battle, field of honorA region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
3fieldSomewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected
4field, discipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field of study, study, bailiwick, branch of knowledgeA branch of knowledge
5field, field of force, force fieldThe space around a radiating body within which its electromagnetic oscillations can exert force on another similar body not in contact with it
6field, field of operation, line of businessA particular kind of commercial enterprise
7field, sphere, domain, area, orbit, arenaA particular environment or walk of life
8field, playing field, athletic field, playing areaA piece of land prepared for playing a game
9field, plain, champaignExtensive tract of level open land
10field(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
11field, field of operations, theater, theater of operations, theatre, theatre of operationsA region in which active military operations are in progress
12fieldAll of the horses in a particular horse race
13fieldAll the competitors in a particular contest or sporting event
14fieldA geographic region (land or sea) under which something valuable is found
15field(computer science) a set of one or more adjacent characters comprising a unit of information
16field, field of viewThe area that is visible (as through an optical instrument)
17field, airfield, landing field, flying fieldA place where planes take off and land
VERB1fieldCatch or pick up (balls) in baseball or cricket
2fieldPlay as a fielder
3fieldAnswer adequately or successfully
4fieldSelect (a team or individual player) for a game
field > pronunciation
Soundsfiy'ld
Rhymesafield, airfield, backfield, and 34 more rhymes in iyld at the HyperDic website...
field > noun 1, location
MeaningA piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed.
Examples"he planted a field of wheat"
Narroweryard, grounds, curtilage; campus; firebreak, fireguard; grainfield, grain field; lawn; paddy, paddy field, rice paddy
Broadertract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel
field > noun 2, location
MeaningA region where a battle is being (or has been) fought.
Examples"they made a tour of Civil War battlefields"
Synonymsbattlefield, battleground, field of battle, field of honor
Partsbattlefront, front, front line; sector
NarrowerArmageddon; Camlan
Broadertract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel
field > noun 3, location
MeaningSomewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected.
Examples"anthropologists do much of their work in the field"
Broaderregion
field > noun 4, cognition
MeaningA branch of knowledge.
Synonymsdiscipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field of study, study, bailiwick, branch of knowledge
Narroweroccultism; communications, communication theory; major; frontier; allometry; bibliotics; ology; science, scientific discipline; architecture; engineering, engineering science, applied science, technology; futurology, futuristics; humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts, arts; theology, divinity; military science; numerology; protology; theogony
Broaderknowledge domain, knowledge base
field > noun 5, phenomenon
MeaningThe space around a radiating body within which its electromagnetic oscillations can exert force on another similar body not in contact with it.
Synonymsfield of force, force field
Narrowerelectric field; gravitational field; magnetic field, magnetic flux, flux; radiation field
Broaderphysical phenomenon
field > noun 6, act
MeaningA particular kind of commercial enterprise.
Examples"they are outstanding in their field"
Synonymsfield of operation, line of business
Broadercommercial enterprise, business enterprise, business
field > noun 7, state
MeaningA particular environment or walk of life.
Synonymssphere, domain, area, orbit, arena
Narrowerdistaff; front; kingdom, land, realm; lap; political arena, political sphere; preserve; province, responsibility
Broaderenvironment
field > noun 8, location
MeaningA piece of land prepared for playing a game.
Examples"the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field"
Synonymsplaying field, athletic field, playing area
Part ofstadium, bowl, arena, sports stadium
Partsmidfield
Narrowerarena, scene of action; ball field, baseball field, diamond; court; football field, gridiron; palestra, palaestra; bowling green
Broadertract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel
Verbsfield; field
field > noun 9, object
MeaningExtensive tract of level open land.
Examples"he longed for the fields of his youth"
Synonymsplain, champaign
NarrowerOlympia; Nullarbor Plain; flat; floodplain, flood plain; llano; moor, moorland; peneplain, peneplane; snowfield; steppe; tundra
Broaderland, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
field > noun 10, group
Meaning(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.
Examples"the set of all rational numbers is a field"
Categorymathematics, math, maths
Narrowerscalar field
Broaderset
field > noun 11, location
MeaningA region in which active military operations are in progress.
Examples"the army was in the field awaiting action"
Synonymsfield of operations, theater, theater of operations, theatre, theatre of operations
Categorymilitary, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
Part oftheater of war, theatre of war
Partscombat zone, combat area
Broaderregion
field > noun 12, group
MeaningAll of the horses in a particular horse race.
Categoryhorse racing
Broaderset
field > noun 13, group
MeaningAll the competitors in a particular contest or sporting event.
Broaderset
field > noun 14, location
MeaningA geographic region (land or sea) under which something valuable is found.
Examples"the diamond fields of South Africa"
Narrowercoalfield; gasfield; oilfield
Broadergeographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
field > noun 15, group
Meaning(computer science) a set of one or more adjacent characters comprising a unit of information.
Categorycomputer science, computing
Narrowerbit field
Broaderset
field > noun 16, cognition
MeaningThe area that is visible (as through an optical instrument).
Synonymsfield of view
Narrowermicroscopic field; operative field
Broadervisual percept, visual image
field > noun 17, artifact
MeaningA place where planes take off and land.
Synonymsairfield, landing field, flying field
Part oftransportation system, transportation, transit
Partsapron; runway; taxiway, taxi strip; flight line
Narrowerairport, airdrome, aerodrome; airstrip, flight strip, landing strip, strip; auxiliary airfield
Broaderfacility, installation
field > verb 1, competition
MeaningCatch or pick up (balls) in baseball or cricket.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Broaderhandle, palm
Nounsfielder; fielding; field
field > verb 2, competition
MeaningPlay as a fielder.
PatternSomebody ----s
Categorysport, athletics
Broaderplay
Nounsfielder; fielder; fielding; field
field > verb 3, communication
MeaningAnswer adequately or successfully.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"The lawyer fielded all questions from the press"
Broaderanswer, reply, respond
field > verb 4, cognition
MeaningSelect (a team or individual player) for a game.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody
Examples"The Patriots fielded a young new quarterback for the Rose Bowl"
Broaderchoose, take, select, pick out

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