field
[noun]
Synonyms:
- meadow, grassland, green, lea (poetic), pasture
- competitors, applicants, candidates, competition, contestants, entrants, possibilities, runners
- speciality, area, department, discipline, domain, line, province, territory
[verb]
Synonyms:
- retrieve, catch, pick up, return, stop
- deal with, deflect, handle, turn aside

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Contrasted words: terra incognita
Related Words: bounds, confines, limits, area, department, compass, orbit, purview, range, reach, scope, sweep

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English Thesaurus: field, stadium, ground, ballpark/park, court, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

Field, The trademark
a British magazine which has articles about the countryside, farming, and sports such as polo and cricket. Most people in the UK think The Field is read by rich people who live in the country or own a lot of land there.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

I. field¹ S1 W1 /fiːld/ noun [countable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: feld]

1. FARM an area of land in the country, especially one where crops are grown or animals feed on grass:
a view of green fields and rolling hills
field of
a field of wheat
corn/rice/wheat etc field
working in the cotton fields

2. SUBJECT a subject that people study or an area of activity that they are involved in as part of their work
field of
her work in the field of human rights
Peter’s an expert in his field.
He’s the best-known American outside the field of (=not connected with) politics.

3. SPORT an area of ground where sports are played
a baseball/football/cricket etc field
the local soccer field
on/off the field
The team have had a bad year, both on and off the field.
Fans cheered as the players took the field (=went onto the field).

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
in the field
His theories have not yet been tested in the field.
field trials/testing/research etc ⇒ field trip, fieldwork

5. COMPETITORS
a) all the people, companies, products etc that are competing against each other:
the field of candidates for the election
be ahead of/lead the field (=be doing better than the others)
Germany was leading the field with a figure of 53%.
b) all the horses or runners in a race:
Prince led the field (=was ahead of the others) as they came around the final bend.

6. magnetic/gravitational/force field the area in which a natural force is felt or has an effect:
the Earth’s magnetic field

7. coal/oil/gas field a large area of land where coal, oil, or gas is found:
North Sea oil fields

8. the field (of battle) the time or place where there is fighting in a war:
The new tank has yet to be tested in the field.
medals won on the field of battle

9. field of vision/view the whole area that you are able to see without turning your head

10. snow/ice field a large area of land covered with snow or ice

11. field of fire the area that you can hit when you shoot from a particular position

12. 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:
Josh left the company, leaving the field clear for me.

13. COMPUTERS in a computer document, an amount of space made available for a particular type of information:
an empty field (=not yet written in)
⇒ have a field day at field day, ⇒ play the field at play¹(29)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. field² verb [transitive]

1. if you field a team, an army etc, they represent you or fight for you in a competition, election, or war:
The Ecology Party fielded 109 candidates.
We fielded a team of highly talented basketball players.

2. to answer questions, telephone calls etc, especially when there are a lot of them or the questions are difficult:
The Minister fielded questions on the Middle East.
The press office fielded numerous calls from the media.

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 Antonym : be batting

4. if you field the ball in a game of cricket or baseball, you stop it after it has been hit

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

field
noun
I. on a farm
ADJ. cultivated, green, ploughed looking out on the green fields of Shropshire We had to walk across a ploughed field.
enclosed | open | surrounding | fertile | arable | paddy, rice | corn, wheat, etc.
VERB + FIELD work in People were working in the fields.
cultivate, work Despite the war, they continued to work the fields.
plough | plant He planted fields full of sunflowers.
graze in
PREP. across/through a/the ~ walking across the field
(out) in a/the ~ tractors working out in the field
~ of a field of wheat

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

field
II. subject/activity
ADJ. chosen, specialist All of them are experts in their chosen field.
research
VERB + FIELD work in people who work in this field
open up This discovery has opened up a whole new field of research.
PREP. in a/the ~ There has been no solid research in this field.
outside a/sb's ~ I can't answer that?I'm afraid it's outside my field (= outside the subject I am studying/know sth about).
~ of now working in the field of computer science
PHRASES an expert/a leader in the field, a field of research/study

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

field
III. practical work
VERB + FIELD work in
FIELD + NOUN investigation, research, study, trial | methods | trip We went on a geology field trip.
PREP. in the ~ essential reading for those working in the field

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

field
IV. for playing a sport
ADJ. playing, sports | football, rugby, etc.
VERB + FIELD take Today they take the field (= go on to the field to play a match) against county champions Essex.
PREP. on a/the ~ people walking their dogs on the school's playing field
off the ~ Players need discipline both on and off the field (= when playing and in other areas of their lives).

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

field
V. the field: competitors in a sport/business
ADJ. strong
VERB + FIELD head, lead She managed to head the field across the finishing line of the London Marathon. They lead the field in home entertainment systems.
FIELD + VERB include sb The strong field includes three world record holders.
PREP. ahead of the ~ His superb technique puts him head and shoulders ahead of the field.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

field
VI. in science
ADJ. electric, electromagnetic, energy, force, gravitational, magnetic the earth's magnetic field
FIELD + NOUN strength

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field
VII. computing
ADJ. display, input
VERB + FIELD create You will need to create separate fields for first name, surname and address.
move between the use of keys to move between fields
 ⇒ Special page at COMPUTER

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

field

a corn/wheat/rice etc field
In summer the rice fields were lush and green.
an open field
I saw a fox run across the open field.
a green field
All around the house were green fields and rolling hills.
an arable field (=one used for growing crops)
Barley was growing in the arable fields surrounding the castle.
a cultivated field (=one with crops growing on it)
The valley is an area of lush greenery and cultivated fields.
a ploughed field
It was difficult walking across the ploughed field.
a field of corn/wheat/rice etc
The road was surrounded by fields of corn.
plough a field (=make long deep lines in the ground so that you can grow crops)
The farmer was using a tractor to plough the field.
work in the fields (=do farm work)
Most villagers work in the fields during the day.
cross a field
We crossed the field and came to the barn.
walk across a field
I walked across the field to the gate.
cows/horses etc graze in a field (=they eat the grass growing there)
Cattle were grazing in the field below.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

field (also pitch British English) a large area of ground, usually covered with grass, where team sports are played:
A few kids were playing on the football field.
a hockey field
stadium a large sports field with seats all around it for people to watch team sports or track and field competitions:
The atmosphere in the Olympic Stadium was amazing.
a football stadium
ground British English a sports field and the seats and buildings around it, belonging to a particular football, rugby, or cricket team:
I met my friends inside the ground.
ballpark/park American English a stadium where baseball is played:
Busch Stadium is one of the newest ballparks in Major League.
court an area with lines painted on the ground, for tennis, badminton, basketball, or volleyball:
The hotel has four tennis courts and a volleyball court.
diamond the area in a baseball field that is within the shape formed by the four bases. The diamond can also be the whole field:
The pitcher stands in the middle of the diamond.
There’s a playground, a picnic area, and a baseball diamond.
track a circular path with lines on it, for running on:
In the relay, each runner runs once around the track.
gym a room with machines which you can use to do exercises:
He spends an hour in the gym every day.
pool/swimming pool a place where you can swim:
He jumped into the deep end of the pool.
I’ll meet you outside the swimming pool.
sports centre British English, sports center American English a building where you can play many types of indoor sports:
Why not do exercise classes at your local sports centre?
health club a small sports centre, where you pay to be a member:
How much does it cost to join a health club?

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

field noun [countable] an area of land in the country, especially one where crops are grown or animals feed on grass:
a wheat field
Cows were grazing in the field.
meadow noun [countable] a field with wild grass and flowers:
alpine meadows
paddock noun [countable] a small field in which horses are kept:
Horses are much happier in a big paddock with several other horses.
pasture noun [uncountable and countable] land or a field that is covered with grass and is used for cattle, sheep etc to feed on:
large areas of rough upland pasture
cow pastures

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

field
fi:ld
See: center field , left field , out in left field , play the field , right field

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲