Field

/ˈfi(ː)ld/ · noun

Meaning

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

Definitions by Sense

1. A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; an area of open country.
2. A wide, open space that is used to grow crops or to hold farm animals, usually enclosed by a fence, hedge or other barrier.
3. (geology) A region containing a particular mineral.
4. An airfield, airport or air base; especially, one with unpaved runways.
5. A place where competitive matches are carried out.
6. Any of various figurative meanings, often dead metaphors.
7. (cricket) Archaic form of fielder.
8. (transitive, sports) To intercept or catch (a ball) and play it.

Example Sentences

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

There were some cows grazing in a field.

A crop circle was made in a corn field.

The castled crag of Drachenfels Frowns o’er the wide and winding Rhine Whose breast of waters broadly swells Between the banks which bear the vine And hills all rich with blossomed trees And fields which promise corn and wine And scatter’d cities crowning these Whose far white walls along them shine, Have strew’d a scene, which I should see With double joy wert thou with mo.

Anstruther laughed good-naturedly. “[…] I shall take out half a dozen intelligent maistries from our Press and get them to give our villagers instruction when they begin work and when they are in the fields.”

an oil field; a gold field

The manager should always choose his own Eleven; and, we have already hinted that fielding, rather than batting, is the qualification. A good field is sure to save runs, though the best batsman may not make any.

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

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Word Forms

• fields
• fielding
• fielded

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