field
/ˈfi(ː)ld/ noun A1- 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.
- 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.
- 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 a battle is fought; a battlefield.
- 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.
Plural fields
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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A CONTROVERSY prevailed among the beasts of the field as to which of the animals deserved the most credit for producing the greatest number of whelps at a birth.
THE BEASTS of the field and forest had a Lion as their king.
Off to the left were the big barns and beyond them, away down over green, low-sloping fields, was a sparkling blue glimpse of sea.
Barry’s back field and past Willowmere.
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