EGAVE

field

About 150.93 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun 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.
  2. noun The open country near or belonging to a town or city.
  3. noun 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.
  4. noun 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.
  5. noun A region containing a particular mineral.
    an oil field; a gold field
  6. noun An airfield, airport or air base; especially, one with unpaved runways.
  7. noun A place where competitive matches are carried out. 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
  8. noun A place where a battle is fought; a battlefield.

Similar words

champaign plain field of force force field battlefield field of view landing field airfield battleground orbit

Often followed by

of and is in for to was work with

Word family

Cyrus West Field Eugene Field Field Marshall Field fielded fielding fields

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