field.

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. The open country near or belonging to a town or city.

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 wide, open space that is used to grow crops or to hold farm animals, usually enclosed by a fence, hedge or other barrier. When coupled with a number (e.g. two-field) used to define types of crop rotation, denoting the number of different crop types (and possibly fallow) that are used.

A region containing a particular mineral.

an oil field; a gold field

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

A place where competitive matches are carried out. A place where a battle is fought; a battlefield.

A place where competitive matches are carried out. An area reserved for playing a game or race with one’s physical force.

soccer field

Substitutes are only allowed onto the field after their boots are checked.

A place where competitive matches are carried out. An area reserved for playing a game or race with one’s physical force. The team in a match that throws the ball and tries to catch it when it is hit by the other team (the bat).

A place where competitive matches are carried out. An area reserved for playing a game or race with one’s physical force. The outfield.

A place where competitive matches are carried out. A place where competitive matches are carried out with figures, or playing area in a board game or a computer game.

A place where competitive matches are carried out. A competitive situation, circumstance in which one faces conflicting moves of rivals.

A place where competitive matches are carried out. All of the competitors in any outdoor contest or trial, or all except the favourites in the betting.

This racehorse is the strongest in a weak field.

Any of various figurative meanings, often dead metaphors. A physical phenomenon (such as force, potential or fluid velocity) that pervades a region; a mathematical model of such a phenomenon that associates each point and time with a scalar, vector or tensor quantity.

magnetic field; gravitational field; scalar field

Any of various figurative meanings, often dead metaphors. Any of certain structures serving cognition. The extent of a given perception.

field of view

Any of various figurative meanings, often dead metaphors. Any of certain structures serving cognition. A realm of practical, direct or natural operation, contrasted with an office, classroom, or laboratory.

The design needs to be field-tested before we commit to manufacture.

Field work traditionally distinguishes true archaeologists from armchair archaeologists.

Any of various figurative meanings, often dead metaphors. Any of certain structures serving cognition. A domain of study, knowledge or practice.

He was an expert in the field of Chinese history.

Any of various figurative meanings, often dead metaphors. Any of certain structures serving cognition. An unrestricted or favourable opportunity for action, operation, or achievement.

Any of various figurative meanings, often dead metaphors. Any of certain structures serving cognition. A non-zero commutative ring in which all non-zero elements are invertible; a simple commutative ring.

The set of rational numbers, #92;mathbb#123;Q#125;, is the prototypical field.

Whereas a ring has three binary operators: (1) an additive operator, (2) a subtractive operator, and (3) a multiplicative operator, a field has four binary operators: the three ring binary operators and (4) a divisive operator. (N.B.: Only the additive and multiplicative operators are axiomatic. The subtractive operator may be derived by combining the additive and the unary negative operators; the divisive operator may be derived by combining the multiplicative and the unary inversive operators.)

Any of various figurative meanings, often dead metaphors. A physical or virtual location for the input of information in the form of symbols. The background of the shield.

Any of various figurative meanings, often dead metaphors. A physical or virtual location for the input of information in the form of symbols. The background of the flag.

Any of various figurative meanings, often dead metaphors. A physical or virtual location for the input of information in the form of symbols. The part of a coin left unoccupied by the main device.

Any of various figurative meanings, often dead metaphors. A physical or virtual location for the input of information in the form of symbols. A section of a form which is supposed to be filled with data.

The form has fields for each element of the customer's home address and shipping address.

Any of various figurative meanings, often dead metaphors. A physical or virtual location for the input of information in the form of symbols. A component of a database in which a single unit of information is stored.

Any of various figurative meanings, often dead metaphors. A physical or virtual location for the input of information in the form of symbols. An area of memory or storage reserved for a particular value, subject to virtual access controls.

Any of various figurative meanings, often dead metaphors. Part (usually one half) of a frame in an interlaced signal.

Archaic form of fielder.

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.

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.

To deploy in the field.

to field a new land-mine detector