(n): an extended area of land
(n): a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
(n): an extended area of land
(n): somewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected
(n): a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth
(n): a branch of knowledge
(n): the content of a particular field of knowledge
(n): the space around a radiating body within which its electromagnetic oscillations can exert force on another similar body not in contact with it
(n): a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy
(n): a particular kind of commercial enterprise
(n): the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects
(n): a particular environment or walk of life
(n): the totality of surrounding conditions
(n): a piece of land prepared for playing a game
(n): an extended area of land
(n): extensive tract of level open land
(n): the solid part of the earth's surface
(n): (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
(n): (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols
(n): a region in which active military operations are in progress
(n): a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth
(n): all of the horses in a particular horse race
(n): a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
(n): all the competitors in a particular contest or sporting event
(n): a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
(n): a geographic region (land or sea) under which something valuable is found
(n): a demarcated area of the Earth
(n): (computer science) a set of one or more adjacent characters comprising a unit of information
(n): a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
(n): the area that is visible (as through an optical instrument)
(n): a percept that arises from the eyes; an image in the visual system
(n): a place where planes take off and land
(n): a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry
(v): catch or pick up (balls) in baseball or cricket
(v): touch, lift, or hold with the hands
(v): play as a fielder
(v): participate in games or sport
(v): answer adequately or successfully
(v): react verbally
(v): select (a team or individual player) for a game
(v): pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
In heraldry, the surface of an escutcheon or shield on which the ‘charge’ is displayed. Also the surface of one of the divisions in the shield.
Usage: 1610 J. GUILLIM Heraldry II. ii. (1660) 52 The Field is the whole Surface...of the Shield over-spread with some Metall, Colour, or Furre, and comprehendeth in it the Charge.