field
Domain of study
The main meaning of the noun field has remained constant for more than 800 years: an open area of land.
The figurative use of field has extended in many directions.
A field can be a demarcated area in a database, a domain of inquiry (scientists from many fields were at the conference), and a region or space that has a particular property, such as a magnetic field.
As an adjective, field often presents a contrast with laboratory or office: field studies confirmed the hypothesis.
The main use of field as a verb is in the sports of baseball and cricket.
Cultivated agricultural plants
- harvestGathering mature crops
- plowingTurning earth for crops
- sowingPlanting for cultivation
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
tillage · cultivation · tractor · fertilizer · soil · acreage · planting · pasture
Grassy field for grazing
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
- expanseUnbroken area of space
- clearingTreeless space in forest
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
savanna · pasture · horizon · vista · landscape · wilderness · plain · steppe
Skill from extensive practice
- specializationConcentrated expertise in one field
- domainArea of control
- studyDeliberate learning effort
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
scholarship · academia · profession · subject · branch · area · concentration · specialty
Frequency of sound
- turfGrass-covered earth surface
- stadiumLarge venue for spectators
- sidelineSecondary business pursuit
- goalpostScoring frame for kicks
gridiron · baseline · endzone · dugout · groundskeeper · athletics · soccer · football
Attracting iron or attention
- electricPowered by current
- gravitationalRelating to mass-based attraction
- electromagneticInvolving electric and magnetic fields
- forceStrength or compulsion
energy · flux · charge · polarity · intensity · quantum · radiation · vector
crop
Cultivated agricultural plants
irrigation · tillage · cultivation · tractor · fertilizer · soil · acreage · planting · pasture · fallow
meadow
Grassy field for grazing
grassland · savanna · pasture · horizon · vista · landscape · wilderness · plain · steppe · outdoors
expertise
Skill from extensive practice
- specializationConcentrated expertise in one field
- domainArea of control
- studyDeliberate learning effort
research · scholarship · academia · profession · subject · branch · area · concentration · specialty · sector
pitch
Frequency of sound
goalpost · gridiron · baseline · endzone · dugout · groundskeeper · athletics · soccer · football · baseball
magnetic
Attracting iron or attention
- electricPowered by current
- gravitationalRelating to mass-based attraction
- electromagneticInvolving electric and magnetic fields
force · energy · flux · charge · polarity · intensity · quantum · radiation · vector · particles
combat
Armed hostile engagement
- warfareArmed conflict between groups
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
- infantryGround combat troops
cavalry · artillery · trenches · frontline · skirmish · siege · strategy · tactics · enemy · victory
topography
Physical feature mapping
- geologyStudy of Earth's composition
- contourBounding line of shape
- elevationHeight above reference point
plateau · valley · ridge · slope · basin · lowland · floodplain · watershed · survey · mapping
- countrysidefarmhouse, farm, barns, farmyard, barn
- Earthearth, Earth, globe, continent, axis
- farmingfarm, farms, farmer, farmers, crop
- landcontinent, country, island, landmass, mainland
- OlympicsOlympics, Olympic Games, Summer Olympics, Winter Olympics, Olympic medal
- outdoorstrail, forest bathing, nature walk, national park, state park
fieldoffice
Professional work location
headquarters · lab · laboratory · desk · cubicle
fieldtheoretical
Based on hypothesis, untested
theory · academic · abstract · classroom · ivory tower
- field tripOrganized educational excursion
- field dayTime of great success
- playing fieldGround for sports
- football fieldRectangular playing surface for American sport
- baseball fieldPlaying surface for innings
- track and fieldCompetitive stadium sports
fields, battlefield, fielder, field sobriety test, airfield, cornfield, fielded, infield, fielding