Field Definition
field
noun
- a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed; "he planted a field of wheat"
- a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought; "they made a tour of Civil War battlefields"
- somewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected; "anthropologists do much of their work in the field"
- a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings"
- the space around a radiating body within which its electromagnetic oscillations can exert force on another similar body not in contact with it
- a particular kind of commercial enterprise; "they are outstanding in their field"
- a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"
- a piece of land prepared for playing a game; "the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field"
- extensive tract of level open land; "they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain"; "he longed for the fields of his youth"
- (mathematics) a set of elements such that addition and multiplication are commutative and associative and multiplication is distributive over addition and there are two elements 0 and 1; "the set of all rational numbers is a field"
- a region in which active military operations are in progress; "the army was in the field awaiting action"; "he served in the Vietnam theater for three years"
- all of the horses in a particular horse race
- all the competitors in a particular contest or sporting event
- a geographic region (land or sea) under which something valuable is found; "the diamond fields of South Africa"
- (computer science) a set of one or more adjacent characters comprising a unit of information
- the area that is visible (as through an optical instrument)
- a place where planes take off and land
verb
- catch or pick up (balls) in baseball or cricket
- play as a fielder
- answer adequately or successfully; "The lawyer fielded all questions from the press"
- select (a team or individual player) for a game; "The Buckeyes fielded a young new quarterback for the Rose Bowl"
"Field" in song lyrics
See how field is used in real songs:
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"Cypher Heat, kid, turn another corner, step into my field"
9th Prince f/ Beretta 9 — Never Front -
"My thoughts are militant, when Im in the killin field"
A+ — Hard Times -
"And I can probably take the piles on a turn, look back over the field"
Above the Law f/ Kokane — 4 the Funk of It
Words that rhyme with field
Usage tips for "field"
Understanding the precise definition of a word helps you use it with confidence. When using "field" in your writing, consider whether you need the word itself or one of its synonyms — subtle differences in meaning can change the tone of a sentence. If you're writing poetry or song lyrics, check the rhymes for field to find words that pair well.