field
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,028 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 17,862 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.008% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed he planted a field of wheat
- a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought also: battlefield, battleground, field of battle, field of honor they made a tour of Civil War battlefields
- somewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected anthropologists do much of their work in the field
- a branch of knowledge also: discipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field of study, study in what discipline is his doctorate?teachers should be well trained in their subject
- the space around a radiating body within which its electromagnetic oscillations can exert force on another similar body not in contact with it also: field of force, force field
- a particular kind of commercial enterprise also: field of operation, line of business they are outstanding in their field
field in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Industry is the field of his labors.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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The road shone, like a strip of yellow ribbon across the green field.
The Dutch Twins · Lucy Fitch Perkins · Chapter 1
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In the afternoon of commencement day there is a base-ball game at Yale Field.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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The queen gave way, and the army encamped on a large field in front of the town.
A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1
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In the world’s broad field of battle, In the bivouac of Life, Be not like dumb, driven cattle!
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Chapter 1