An open, usually flat area of land that is often covered with grass or planted with crops.
Cows grazed peacefully in the sunny field behind the farmhouse.
The children ran across the freshly plowed field to fly their kites.
✦ Old English “feld” meaning open land free of trees.
The grassy or marked area where a sport or game is played.
The teams walked onto the football field for the championship match.
Rain made the baseball field too muddy to play.
A particular subject or branch of knowledge, work, or activity.
She chose biology as her field of study at university.
Medical research is a demanding field.
To catch, pick up, and return the ball while playing a sport such as baseball or cricket.
The shortstop fielded the ground ball and threw to first base.
She quickly fields every ball that comes her way in practice.
A region in space where a physical force such as gravity, magnetism, or electricity can be felt.
A magnet creates an invisible magnetic field around it.
Earth’s gravitational field keeps the Moon in orbit.
A box or space on a form or in a database where a specific piece of information is entered or stored.
Type your email address in the 'Contact' field.
The password field hides each character with dots.
To receive and deal with questions, calls, or problems as they arrive.
The spokesperson fielded tough questions from reporters.
Receptionists field dozens of phone calls each day.
