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field

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Synonyms: yield, fiend, bield, wield, hield, afield, fjeld, ield, feld, fiel, nield

Antonyms: yield, fiend, bield, wield, hield, afield, fjeld, ield, feld, fiel, nield

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

  1. {{senseid|en|land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; open country}} A land area free of [[woodland]], cities, and towns; an area of open country.
  2. {{senseid|en|wide, open space used to grow crops or to hold farm animals}} A wide, open space that is used to grow [[crop]]s or to hold [[farm]] [[animal]]s, usually enclosed by a fence, hedge or other barrier.
  3. {{senseid|en|geology: region containing a particular mineral}}{{lb|en|geology}} A region containing a particular mineral.
  4. An [[airfield]], [[airport]] or [[air base]]; especially, one with unpaved [[runway]]s.
  5. A place where [[competitive]] [[match]]es are carried out.
  6. {{n-g|Any of various figurative meanings, often [[dead metaphor]]s.}}
  7. {{lb|en|cricket}} {{archaic form of|en|fielder}}.

Verb

  1. {{lb|en|transitive|sports}} To intercept or catch (a ball) and play it.
  2. {{lb|en|intransitive|baseball|softball|cricket|and other batting sports}} To be the team catching and throwing the ball, as opposed to hitting it.
  3. {{lb|en|transitive|sports}} To place {{q|a team, its players, etc.}} in a game.
  4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[answer]]; to [[address]].
  5. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[execute]] research (in the field).
  6. {{lb|en|transitive|military}} To [[deploy]] in the field.

Proper noun

  1. {{surname|en}}.
  2. {{place|en|community|near {{w|Field Hill}} within {{w|Yoho National Park}},|p/British Columbia|c/Canada}}, named after {{w|Cyrus West Field}}.
  3. {{place|en|community|in|mun/West Nipissing|Northeastern|p/Ontario|c/Canada}}.
  4. {{place|en|unincorporated community|co/Bell County|s/Kentucky|c/USA}}.
  5. {{place|en|neighbourhood|comm/Nokomis|city/Minneapolis|s/Minnesota|s/USA}}.
  6. {{place|en|locality|carea/Coorong|south-east|s/South Australia}}.
  7. {{place|en|hamlet|par/Eardisley|co/Herefordshire|cc/England}} {{q|OS grid ref SO3050}}.
  8. {{place|en|neighbourhood|in|par/Shepton Mallet|co/Somerset|cc/England|previously in|dist/Mendip}} {{q|OS grid ref ST6142}}.
  9. {{place|en|hamlet|par/Leigh|dist/East Staffordshire|co/Staffordshire|cc/England}} {{q|[[OS]] grid ref SK0233}}.

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