What (who) is fields - definition
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FielD; FielDs; Field (disambiguation)
field
(fields, fielding, fielded)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
A field is an area of grass, for example in a park or on a farm. A field is also an area of land on which a crop is grown.
...a field of wheat...
They went for walks together in the fields.
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2.
A sports field is an area of grass where sports are played.
...a football field...
Gavin Hastings was helped from the field with ankle injuries.
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3.
A field is an area of land or sea bed under which large amounts of a particular mineral have been found.
...an extensive natural gas field in Alaska.
N-COUNT: usu supp N
4.
A magnetic, gravitational, or electric field is the area in which that particular force is strong enough to have an effect.
Some people are worried that electromagnetic fields from electric power lines could increase the risk of cancer.
N-COUNT: usu supp N
5.
A particular field is a particular subject of study or type of activity.
Exciting artistic breakthroughs have recently occurred in the fields of painting, sculpture and architecture...
Each of the authors of the tapes is an expert in his field.
N-COUNT: usu with supp
6.
A field is an area of a computer's memory or a program where data can be entered, edited, or stored. (COMPUTING)
Go to a site like Yahoo! Finance and enter 'AOL' in the Get Quotes field.
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7.
You can refer to the area where fighting or other military action in a war takes place as the field or the field of battle.
We never defeated them on the field of battle.
...the need for politicians to leave day-to-day decisions to commanders in the field.
N-COUNT: usu the N, oft N of n
8.
Your field of vision or your visual field is the area that you can see without turning your head.
Our field of vision is surprisingly wide.
N-COUNT: with supp
9.
The field is a way of referring to all the competitors taking part in a particular race or sports contest.
Going into the fourth lap, the two most broadly experienced riders led the field...
N-COUNT-COLL: usu sing, the N
10.
You use field to describe work or study that is done in a real, natural environment rather than in a theoretical way or in controlled conditions.
I also conducted a field study among the boys about their attitude to relationships...
Our teachers took us on field trips to observe plants and animals, firsthand...
ADJ: ADJ n
11.
In a game of cricket, baseball, or rounders, the team that is fielding is trying to catch the ball, while the other team is trying to hit it.
When we are fielding, the umpires keep looking at the ball.
VERB: usu cont, V
12.
If you say that someone fields a question, you mean that they answer it or deal with it, usually successfully. (JOURNALISM)
He was later shown on television, fielding questions.
VERB: V n
13.
If a sports team fields a particular number or type of players, the players are chosen to play for the team on a particular occasion.
England intend fielding their strongest team in next month's World Youth Championship.
VERB: V n
14.
If a candidate in an election is representing a political party, you can say that the party is fielding that candidate. (JOURNALISM)
There are signs that the new party aims to field candidates in elections scheduled for February next year.
= put up
VERB: V n
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16.
If someone is having a field day, they are very busy doing something that they enjoy, even though it may be hurtful for other people.
In our absence the office gossips are probably having a field day...
PHRASE: V inflects
17.
Work or study that is done in the field is done in a real, natural environment rather than in a theoretical way or in controlled conditions.
The zoo is doing major conservation work, both in captivity and in the field.
PHRASE: usu PHR after v
18.
If you say that someone leads the field in a particular activity, you mean that they are better, more active, or more successful than everyone else who is involved in it.
When it comes to picking up awards they lead the field by miles.
PHRASE: V inflects
19.
If someone plays the field, they have a number of different romantic or sexual relationships. (INFORMAL)
He gave up playing the field and married a year ago.
PHRASE: V inflects
Fields (band)
ANGLO-ICELANDIC ELECTRONIC/INDIE BAND
Thorunn Magnúsdóttir (musician)
Fields were an Anglo-Icelandic electronic/indie band formed in London in 2006. After playing their first live shows they signed a deal with Atlantic Records, which allowed them to release through their own Black Lab Records their 2007 debut album Everything Last Winter, recorded with producer Michael Beinhorn at Sun Studios in Dublin.
field
n.
1.
Tract of land (for tillage or for pasture).
2.
Battle-field, field of battle.
3.
Scene of military operations, theatre of war.
4.
Surface, expanse, range, scope.
5.
Province, department, domain, region, realm.
6.
Opportunity, room.
Pronunciation examples for fields
1. fields.
Is Reproducible Research Accurate _ John Ioannidis _ Talks at Google
2. fields.
Girl Culture and Digital Media _ Peggy Orenstein + More _ Talks at Google
3. Fields.
Quantum of Solace (2008) BDRip
4. within those fields than intra fields.
You May Also Like - Taste in an Age of Endless Choice _ Tom Vanderbilt _ Talks at Google
5. As Karen Fields and Barbara Fields write,
Was the Cat in the Hat Black _ Philip Nel _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of fields
1. LUKoil runs 406 fields in Russia and 17 fields abroad.
2. But many research fields see important discoveries by researchers from related fields," she says.
3. Pumping CO2 into depleted offshore fields can help squeeze more oil and gas from the fields.
4. The Fields medal was founded in 1'36 and named after Canadian mathematician John Charles Fields.
5. Virginia Fields, with 31 percent backing Ferrer versus 1' percent for Fields.