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field
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- pronunciation:
- fild
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A field is an area of land that has no trees but usually has grass or some other plants growing on it. Farmers use fields to grow crops.
When we drove to my aunt's house, we saw big fields of corn on each side of the road.There is a big field behind our house where we try to catch butterflies.
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| definition 2: |
A field is any large, open area. A field of snow is a large open area covered with snow.
When we looked over the frozen lake, we saw a field of ice. |
| definition 3: |
A field is an open area where games or sports take place. Some schools have fields for football or other sports.
When the soccer field was flooded from the rain, Joe's team couldn't play their game. |
| definition 4: |
A field is an area of study, work, or interest. When someone works in the field of medicine, it means that they work in the area of medicine. They could be a nurse, doctor, or do some other work that has to do with medicine.
Sara wants to work in the field of science, though she isn't sure if she wants to do chemistry or biology.- similar words:
- area, discipline, sphere, study
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| related words: |
arena, course, green, lawn, major, profession, work, world |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
fields, fielding, fielded |
| definition: |
When you field a ball, you catch or stop a ball in a game of baseball or some other game.
The batter was put out after the pitcher fielded the ball and threw it to first base. |
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