Search results for 'field':

field noun 1 a piece of land enclosed for crop-growing or pasturing animals. 2 a piece of open grassland. 3 an area marked off as a ground for a sport, etc. 4 in compounds an area rich in a specified mineral, etc • coalfield • oilfield. 5 in compounds an expanse of something specified, usually from the natural world • snowfields • poppy fields. 6 an area of knowledge, interest or study; speciality. 7 physics a region of space in which one object exerts force on another • force field. 8 the area included in something; the range over which a force, etc extends; the area visible to an observer at any one time • field of vision. 9 a the contestants in a race, competition, etc; b all contestants except for the favourite; the rivals of a particular contestant. 10 a a battlefield • fell on the field; b the battle itself. 11 sport, especially cricket the fielders collectively. 12 any place away from the classroom, office, etc, eg a field centre, where practical experience is gained. See also fieldwork. 13 the background to the design on a flag, coin, heraldic shield, etc. 14 (the field) the people taking part in a hunt. 15 math a system or collection of elements upon which binary operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division can be performed excluding division by 0. 16 computing a set of characters comprising a unit of information. verb (fielded, fielding) 1 tr & intr, sport, especially cricket a said of a team: to be the team whose turn it is to retrieve balls hit by the batting team; b tr & intr said of a player: to retrieve the ball from the field; c intrans said of a player: to play in the field. 2 to put forward as (a team or player) for a match. 3 to enter someone in a competition • Each group fielded a candidate. 4 to deal with a succession of (inquiries, etc) • to field questions. hold the field to remain supreme. lead the field to be in the foremost or winning position. play the field colloq to try out the range of possibilities before making a choice. take the field 1 said of a team: to go on to the pitch ready for a match. 2 to go into battle; to begin a campaign.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon feld.

field noun 1 a piece of land enclosed for crop-growing or pasturing animals. 2 a piece of open grassland. 3 an area marked off as a ground for a sport, etc. 4 in compounds an area rich in a specified mineral, etc • coalfield • oilfield. 5 in compounds an expanse of something specified, usually from the natural world • snowfields • poppy fields. 6 an area of knowledge, interest or study; speciality. 7 physics a region of space in which one object exerts force on another • force field. 8 the area included in something; the range over which a force, etc extends; the area visible to an observer at any one time • field of vision. 9 a the contestants in a race, competition, etc; b all contestants except for the favourite; the rivals of a particular contestant. 10 a a battlefield • fell on the field; b the battle itself. 11 sport, especially cricket the fielders collectively. 12 any place away from the classroom, office, etc, eg a field centre, where practical experience is gained. See also fieldwork. 13 the background to the design on a flag, coin, heraldic shield, etc. 14 (the field) the people taking part in a hunt. 15 math a system or collection of elements upon which binary operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division can be performed excluding division by 0. 16 computing a set of characters comprising a unit of information. verb (fielded, fielding) 1 tr & intr, sport, especially cricket a said of a team: to be the team whose turn it is to retrieve balls hit by the batting team; b tr & intr said of a player: to retrieve the ball from the field; c intrans said of a player: to play in the field. 2 to put forward as (a team or player) for a match. 3 to enter someone in a competition • Each group fielded a candidate. 4 to deal with a succession of (inquiries, etc) • to field questions. hold the field to remain supreme. lead the field to be in the foremost or winning position. play the field colloq to try out the range of possibilities before making a choice. take the field 1 said of a team: to go on to the pitch ready for a match. 2 to go into battle; to begin a campaign.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon feld.

field noun 1 a piece of land enclosed for crop-growing or pasturing animals. 2 a piece of open grassland. 3 an area marked off as a ground for a sport, etc. 4 in compounds an area rich in a specified mineral, etc • coalfield • oilfield. 5 in compounds an expanse of something specified, usually from the natural world • snowfields • poppy fields. 6 an area of knowledge, interest or study; speciality. 7 physics a region of space in which one object exerts force on another • force field. 8 the area included in something; the range over which a force, etc extends; the area visible to an observer at any one time • field of vision. 9 a the contestants in a race, competition, etc; b all contestants except for the favourite; the rivals of a particular contestant. 10 a a battlefield • fell on the field; b the battle itself. 11 sport, especially cricket the fielders collectively. 12 any place away from the classroom, office, etc, eg a field centre, where practical experience is gained. See also fieldwork. 13 the background to the design on a flag, coin, heraldic shield, etc. 14 (the field) the people taking part in a hunt. 15 math a system or collection of elements upon which binary operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division can be performed excluding division by 0. 16 computing a set of characters comprising a unit of information. verb (fielded, fielding) 1 tr & intr, sport, especially cricket a said of a team: to be the team whose turn it is to retrieve balls hit by the batting team; b tr & intr said of a player: to retrieve the ball from the field; c intrans said of a player: to play in the field. 2 to put forward as (a team or player) for a match. 3 to enter someone in a competition • Each group fielded a candidate. 4 to deal with a succession of (inquiries, etc) • to field questions. hold the field to remain supreme. lead the field to be in the foremost or winning position. play the field colloq to try out the range of possibilities before making a choice. take the field 1 said of a team: to go on to the pitch ready for a match. 2 to go into battle; to begin a campaign.
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon feld.