field

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/ˈfi(ː)ld/

noun 5verb 5name 5

Collocations

(noun.) on a farm

ADJ

cultivated, green, ploughed

The farmer walked through the cultivated field checking on the ripening crops.

VERB + FIELD

work in

Farmers work in the field every day during harvest season.

cultivate, work

The farmer woke up early every morning to cultivate his field before the heat arrived.

plough

plant

The farmer planted a field with wheat and barley last spring.

graze in

PREP

across/through a/the ~

The farmer drove his truck through the field to check on the crops.

(out) in a/the ~

The farmers were working out in the fields when the storm suddenly arrived.

~ of

The farmer walked across a field of golden sunflowers in the late afternoon sun.

(noun.) subject/activity

ADJ

chosen, specialist

She decided to pursue a career in the specialist field of marine biology.

research

VERB + FIELD

work in

My sister has worked in the medical field for over ten years now.

open up

The internet has opened up the field of online education for students around the world.

PREP

in a/the ~

Scientists have made important discoveries in the field of medicine over the last decade.

outside a/sb's ~

That question about car engines is really outside my field, so you should ask a mechanic.

~ of

My sister recently started a new job in the field of environmental protection.

PHRASES

an expert/a leader in the field, a field of research/study

(noun.) practical work

VERB + FIELD

work in

FIELD + NOUN

investigation, research, study, trial | methods

trip

The science class took a field trip to the local museum last month.

PREP

in the ~

My sister decided to pursue a career in the field of environmental science.

(noun.) for playing a sport

ADJ

playing, sports | football, rugby, etc.

VERB + FIELD

take

The home team took the field to a roaring crowd of supporters.

PREP

on a/the ~

The children played football on the field behind their house.

off the ~

The coach made important decisions both during and off the field.

(noun.) the field: competitors in a sport/business

ADJ

strong

VERB + FIELD

head, lead

The new electric car company is leading the field in sustainable transportation technology.

FIELD + VERB

include sb

The medical field includes doctors, nurses, and therapists who work together.

PREP

ahead of the ~

Her innovative app design keeps her several steps ahead of the field in technology.

(noun.) in science

ADJ

electric, electromagnetic, energy, force, gravitational, magnetic

Scientists discovered that the electric field around the lightning bolt was extremely powerful.

FIELD + NOUN

strength

Definitions

noun

A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; an area of open country.

There are several species of wild flowers growing in this field.

A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; an area of open country.

Harry shook his head, and wandered away miserable through the fields, and would not in these days even set his foot upon the soil of the park. “He was not going to intrude any farther,” he said to the rector. “You can come to church, at any rate,” his father said, “for he certainly will not be there while you are at the parsonage.” Oh yes, Harry would go to the church. “I have yet to understand that Mr. Prosper is owner of the church, and the path there from the rectory is, at any rate, open to the public;” for at Buston the church stands on one corner of the park.

I corralled the judge, and we started off across the fields, in no very mild state of fear of that gentleman's wife, whose vigilance was seldom relaxed. And thus we came by a circuitous route to Mohair, the judge occupied by his own guilty thoughts, and I by others not less disturbing.

A wide, open space that is used to grow crops or to hold farm animals, usually enclosed by a fence, hedge or other barrier.

There were some cows grazing in a field.

A crop circle was made in a corn field.

A region containing a particular mineral.

an oil field; a gold field

An airfield, airport or air base; especially, one with unpaved runways.

verb

To intercept or catch (a ball) and play it.

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.

To place (a team, its players, etc.) in a game.

The away team fielded two new players and the second-choice goalkeeper.

On balance, it was harsh on Hearts, who had given as good as they got against their more-fancied opponents, who, despite not being at full strength, fielded a multi-million pound team.

To answer; to address.

She will field questions immediately after her presentation.

To execute research (in the field).

He fielded the marketing survey about the upcoming product.

name

A surname.

Her book includes an incisive discussion of misogyny on the New Right. [Laura K.] Field notes how “gynocracy” and “the longhouse” have become overwrought MAGA epithets for an unbearably feminized and pluralist society.

A community near Field Hill within Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada, named after Cyrus West Field.

A community in West Nipissing, Northeastern Ontario, Canada.

An unincorporated community in Bell County, Kentucky, United States.

A neighbourhood of Nokomis, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

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Synonyms

noun — a place where planes take off and land

airfield

noun — a branch of knowledge

noun — a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought

noun — a region in which active military operations are in progress

noun — extensive tract of level open land

noun — a particular environment or walk of life

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

field day

A day for maneuvers and tactical exercises in the field (across the landscape).

This morning I got up, with great difficulty, at 6.30, and at 7.45 we started out for a Brigade Field Day. Did an attack from 10.30 to 2.30, but it wasn't a strenuous one for me as

play the field

To cut one's losses by betting on every racehorse other than the crowd favorite.

center field

The part of a baseball field which is beyond the infield and straight ahead left if you stand on home plate and face the pitcher.

potter's field

A public place where strangers, paupers, and criminals are buried.

The despised pauper, most likely a foreigner, when his spirit has gone to its final resting-place, is probably carried to the Potter's Field.

debris field

Any area, non-dependent of locale, space, or contour, that contains the debris of wreckage, impact, sinking, or other material that once constituted a complete object. Debris fields can be found at the site of air crashes, water vessel sink

Example Bank

There are several species of wild flowers growing in this field.

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The blue team are fielding first, while the reds are batting.

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The away team fielded two new players and the second-choice goalkeeper.

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On balance, it was harsh on Hearts, who had given as good as they got against their more-fancied opponents, who, despite not being at full strength, fielded a multi-million pound team.

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