fiefdom
fiefdom

field


Definition: Meaning of, field in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / fiːld /

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field fields
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  1. farm an area of land in the country, especially one where crops are grown or animals feed on grass
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  2. subject a subject that people study or an area of activity that they are involved in as part of their work
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  3. sport an area of ground where sports are played
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  4. practical work work or study that is done in the field is done in the real world rather than in a class or LABORATORY
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  5. competitors all the people, companies, products etc that are competing against each other
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  6. competitors all the horses or runners in a race
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  7. magnetic/gravitational/force field the area in which a natural force is felt or has an effect
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  8. coal/oil/gas field a large area of land where coal, oil, or gas is found
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  9. the field (of battle) the time or place where there is fighting in a war
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  10. field of vision/view the whole area that you are able to see without turning your head
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  11. snow/ice field a large area of land covered with snow or ice
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  12. field of fire the area that you can hit when you shoot from a particular position
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  13. leave the field clear for somebody to make it possible for someone to do something or to be successful at something, by not competing with them
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  14. computers in a computer document, an amount of space made available for a particular type of information
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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
field fielded fielded
Present Participle Third Person Singular
fielding fields
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  1. if you field a team, an army etc, they represent you or fight for you in a competition, election, or war
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  2. to answer questions, telephone calls etc, especially when there are a lot of them or the questions are difficult
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  3. be fielding the team that is fielding in a game of CRICKET or baseball is the one that is throwing and catching the ball, rather than the one hitting it
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  4. if you field the ball in a game of CRICKET or baseball, you stop it after it has been hit
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field used in phrases

  • Battle of Flodden Field (noun)
    1. a battle in 1513; the English defeated the invading Scots and James IV was killed
  • Bosworth Field
    1. the place where the final battle of the Wars of the Roses was fought in 1485, where Richard III was defeated by Henry Tudor
  • European field elm (noun)
    1. european elm with lustrous smooth leaves used as an ornamental
  • Field and Stream
    1. a US magazine that has articles about hunting, FISHING, and other activities that are done outdoors
  • Field, The
    1. a British magazine which has articles about the countryside, farming, and sports such as POLO and CRICKET
  • Montgomery, Field Marshal
    1. (1887-1976) a British military leader, known informally as Monty, who led the British army to victory in the Battle of EL ALAMEIN (1942) in World War II, and later became the commander of the British forces in Europe
  • Rommel, Field Marshal
    1. (1891-1944) a German military leader in World War II who was called the Desert Fox, and who won important battles in North Africa and Egypt, but was defeated by MONTGOMERY at EL ALAMEIN in 1942. He was part of a secret plan to kill Hitler, and when this failed he killed himself.
  • athletic field (noun)
    1. a piece of land prepared for playing a game
  • ball field (noun)
    1. the baseball playing field
  • baseball field (noun)
    1. the baseball playing field
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