field
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- noun
- /fiːld/
- A farmer stands in his maize field near the town of Bungoma, in western Kenya.
- open fields
- agricultural fields
- work in the fields
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Watch on YouTubeHe talks about plowing a field and planting seed.
- He talks about plowing a field and planting seed.
- You're you're, you're taking over the the fields of the poor peasants.
- Rolling hills and just green, beautiful fields, you know, cornfields.
- So I grew up running between the fields like the movies with my dog.
- We will fight in the forests, in the fields, on the shores, in the streets.
- You know, Brooklyn was like a giant wheat field at one point.
- Oh, in Florida, when you burn a field, you burn it down.
- The title is Across the Green Glass field, No Grass.
- We call them babies heads, like in fields, these big things of grass.
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The farmer spent the entire summer tending to his crops in the field.
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When farmers hold water on the fields in the winter, the ponds attract ducks.
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Every single plant in this field takes years and years and years.
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This was not a field three years ago, right?
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So I grew up running between the fields like the movies with my dog.
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Previously, however, some farmers owned only a few fields, and some owned none.
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Rolling hills and just green, beautiful fields, you know, cornfields.
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These communities rely on rivers, forests, fields and land for their survival.
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I ran barefoot through cow fields as a kid, through creeks.
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Everyone marched around the open field before enjoying sodas and water after washing their hands with soap.
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
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A large flat area of land with few trees
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A field of grass and wildflowers in the countryside
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Land where people grow crops or raise animals
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A large open area of grass where animals graze
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A field where corn grows
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An open area covered mainly with grass where animals live or graze
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A large area of land without buildings or trees used for play
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An open grassy area near houses where people meet or play
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An area of land prepared and marked for playing sports
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A grassy area with a diamond-shaped infield where people play baseball
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An area of grass or artificial grass marked for playing soccer with goalposts
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A field where wheat grows
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A small enclosed field where animals such as horses graze or exercise
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An area of land people prepare and keep for playing sports like soccer or track
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A field of grass where cows eat
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Land that is used to grow crops like grains or vegetables
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A field near a farmhouse used for growing crops
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A field where grass is cut and dried to feed animals
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Land with grass where farm animals eat
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A flat open place where small planes arrive and take off
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Land used for keeping animals like cows and horses
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Land covered with grass where cows or sheep eat
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An open field of grass where animals graze
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A flooded field where farmers grow rice, often in Asia
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A large flat open area of land with few trees
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Open land with grass and wildflowers where animals graze
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A field where farmers grow wheat
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Land prepared and used for growing crops like wheat or corn
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Land that farmers plow and use to grow crops
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A field where crops like wheat and barley grow
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A field planted with grass for animals to eat or to cut for hay
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A field where farmers grow plants like wheat or oats
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A field where farmers grow beans
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An area of land where small planes take off and land
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Land prepared by farmers for growing crops
Idioms
Make the situation different so some people have a better chance to win
Compounds
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An area around a magnet or electric current where a magnet's force moves objects
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The part of the outfield on the left side in baseball and the player who plays there
- US
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The part of the baseball outfield behind second base between left and right field
- US
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An area of grass or artificial grass marked for playing soccer with goalposts
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A team sport played on grass where players use curved sticks to hit a small hard ball into a goal
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An area around a charged object that pushes or pulls other small charged things
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A temporary hospital near a disaster or battlefield that treats injured people
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An area where broken pieces from an accident or storm are spread over the ground
- Specialized
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The space around a planet or other object that pulls things toward it
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The area you can see at one time, for example through a camera or telescope
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An idea in physics that explains forces and particles as things spread through space and time, like gravity or electricity
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A measure of how strong an electric or magnetic field is at a place
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A person in the army with the rank of major, lieutenant colonel, or colonel
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An area of land people prepare and keep for playing sports like soccer or track
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A wire wrapped around a magnet that makes a magnetic field in motors and generators
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An imaginary line that shows the direction of the force around magnets or electric charges
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Large mobile guns that armies use to fire at enemy positions to help front-line troops
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A situation where everyone has an equal chance and no one has unfair advantages
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A competition on the field where athletes jump or throw, like long jump and shot put
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Part of business that helps companies tell people about and sell products or services
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A region around the Sun where magnetic forces affect charged particles
- Jargon
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A player who leads and directs the team's play on the field, often the quarterback
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A branch of physics explaining how very small particles and fields interact
- Literature
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A situation where a person's charm makes others ignore real problems
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A large movable weapon soldiers use on the battlefield to fire at enemy troops
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Etymology
Field comes from an old English word feld that meant 'open land' or 'plain'. That's why a field is an area of open land often used for farming or pasture.