field
English Thesaurus
1. a particular kind of commercial enterprise (noun.act)
2. a place where planes take off and land (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | facility, installation, |
definition | : | a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | aerodrome, airdrome, airport, drome, |
definition | : | an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | auxiliary airfield, |
definition | : | an airfield that functions in a subsidiary capacity (noun.artifact) |
part holonym | : | apron, |
definition | : | a paved surface where aircraft stand while not being used (noun.artifact) |
part holonym | : | runway, |
definition | : | a strip of level paved surface where planes can take off and land (noun.artifact) |
part holonym | : | taxi strip, taxiway, |
definition | : | a paved surface in the form of a strip; used by planes taxiing to or from the runway at an airport (noun.artifact) |
part holonym | : | flight line, |
definition | : | place where airplanes are parked and the maintenance hangars (but not the runways or taxiways) (noun.location) |
3. the area that is visible (as through an optical instrument) (noun.cognition)
hypernym | : | visual image, visual percept, |
definition | : | a percept that arises from the eyes; an image in the visual system (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | microscopic field, |
definition | : | the areas that is visible through a microscope (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | operative field, |
definition | : | the area that is open during surgery (noun.cognition) |
4. a branch of knowledge (noun.cognition)
hyponym | : | occultism, |
definition | : | the study of the supernatural (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | communication theory, communications, |
definition | : | the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.) (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | major, |
definition | : | the principal field of study of a student at a university (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | frontier, |
definition | : | an undeveloped field of study; a topic inviting research and development (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | genealogy, |
definition | : | the study or investigation of ancestry and family history (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | allometry, |
definition | : | the study of the relative growth of a part of an organism in relation to the growth of the whole (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | bibliotics, |
definition | : | the scientific study of documents and handwriting etc. especially to determine authorship or authenticity (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | ology, |
definition | : | an informal word (abstracted from words with this ending) for some unidentified branch of knowledge (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | architecture, |
definition | : | the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | futuristics, futurology, |
definition | : | the study or prediction of future developments on the basis of existing conditions (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | divinity, theology, |
definition | : | the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | military science, |
definition | : | the discipline dealing with the principles of warfare (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | escapology, |
definition | : | the study of methods of escaping (especially as a form of entertainment) (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | graphology, |
definition | : | the study of handwriting (especially as an indicator of the writer's character or disposition) (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | numerology, |
definition | : | the study of the supposed occult influence of numbers on human affairs (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | protology, |
definition | : | the study of origins and first things (noun.cognition) |
hyponym | : | theogony, |
definition | : | the study of the origins and genealogy of the gods (noun.cognition) |
5. all the competitors in a particular contest or sporting event (noun.group)
hypernym | : | set, set, |
definition | : | a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used (noun.group) |
6. all of the horses in a particular horse race (noun.group)
domain category | : | horse racing, |
definition | : | the sport of racing horses (noun.act) |
7. (mathematics) a set of elements such that addition and multiplication are commutative and associative and multiplication is distributive over addition and there are two elements 0 and 1 (noun.group)
hypernym | : | set, |
definition | : | (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | scalar field, |
definition | : | a field of scalars (noun.group) |
domain category | : | math, mathematics, maths, |
definition | : | a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement (noun.cognition) |
8. (computer science) a set of one or more adjacent characters comprising a unit of information (noun.group)
hypernym | : | set, |
definition | : | a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | bit field, |
definition | : | a field containing only binary characters (noun.group) |
domain category | : | computer science, computing, |
definition | : | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures (noun.cognition) |
9. a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought (noun.location)
instance hyponym | : | armageddon, |
definition | : | (New Testament) the scene of the final battle between the kings of the Earth at the end of the world (noun.location) |
instance hyponym | : | camlan, |
definition | : | (Arthurian legend) the battlefield where King Arthur was mortally wounded (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | sector, |
definition | : | a portion of a military position (noun.location) |
10. a region in which active military operations are in progress (noun.location)
hypernym | : | region, |
definition | : | a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth (noun.location) |
part meronym | : | theater of war, theatre of war, |
definition | : | the entire land, sea, and air area that may become or is directly involved in war operations (noun.location) |
11. somewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected (noun.location)
hypernym | : | region, |
definition | : | a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth (noun.location) |
12. a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed (noun.location)
hyponym | : | curtilage, grounds, yard, |
definition | : | the enclosed land around a house or other building (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | campus, |
definition | : | a field on which the buildings of a university are situated (noun.location) |
hyponym | : | firebreak, fireguard, |
definition | : | a narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of a prairie fire or forest fire (noun.location) |
hyponym | : | lawn, |
definition | : | a field of cultivated and mowed grass (noun.location) |
13. a piece of land prepared for playing a game (noun.location)
hyponym | : | arena, scene of action, |
definition | : | a playing field where sports events take place (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | court, |
definition | : | a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | palaestra, palestra, |
definition | : | a public place in ancient Greece or Rome devoted to the training of wrestlers and other athletes (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | bowling green, |
definition | : | a field of closely mowed turf for playing bowls (noun.location) |
part holonym | : | midfield, |
definition | : | (sports) the middle part of a playing field (as in football or lacrosse) (noun.location) |
14. a geographic region (land or sea) under which something valuable is found (noun.location)
hyponym | : | coalfield, |
definition | : | a region where there is coal underground (noun.location) |
hyponym | : | gasfield, |
definition | : | a region where there is natural gas underground (noun.location) |
hyponym | : | oilfield, |
definition | : | a region rich in petroleum deposits (especially one with producing oil wells) (noun.location) |
15. extensive tract of level open land (noun.object)
hyponym | : | flat, |
definition | : | a level tract of land (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | flood plain, floodplain, |
definition | : | a low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | llano, |
definition | : | an extensive grassy and nearly treeless plain (especially in Latin America) (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | moor, moorland, |
definition | : | open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | peneplain, peneplane, |
definition | : | a more or less level land surface representing an advanced stage of erosion undisturbed by crustal movements (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | snowfield, |
definition | : | a permanent wide expanse of snow (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | steppe, |
definition | : | extensive plain without trees (associated with eastern Russia and Siberia) (noun.object) |
hyponym | : | tundra, |
definition | : | a vast treeless plain in the Arctic regions where the subsoil is permanently frozen (noun.object) |
instance hyponym | : | olympia, |
definition | : | a plain in Greece in the northwestern Peloponnese; the chief sanctuary of Zeus and the site of the original Olympian Games (noun.location) |
instance hyponym | : | nullarbor plain, |
definition | : | a vast arid plain of southern Australia stretching inland from the Great Australian Bight; has sparse vegetation and no surface water and is almost uninhabited; the site of a major rocket research center (noun.location) |
instance hyponym | : | serengeti, serengeti plain, |
definition | : | a vast plain in Tanzania to the west of the Great Rift Valley known for its wildlife (noun.location) |
16. the space around a radiating body within which its electromagnetic oscillations can exert force on another similar body not in contact with it (noun.phenomenon)
hypernym | : | physical phenomenon, |
definition | : | a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | electric field, |
definition | : | a field of force surrounding a charged particle (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | gravitational field, |
definition | : | a field of force surrounding a body of finite mass (noun.phenomenon) |
hyponym | : | radiation field, |
definition | : | a field that represents the energy lost from the radiator to space (noun.phenomenon) |
17. a particular environment or walk of life (noun.state)
hypernym | : | environment, |
definition | : | the totality of surrounding conditions (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | distaff, |
definition | : | the sphere of work by women (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | front, |
definition | : | a sphere of activity involving effort (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | kingdom, land, realm, |
definition | : | a domain in which something is dominant (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | lap, |
definition | : | an area of control or responsibility (noun.state) |
hyponym | : | preserve, |
definition | : | a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone (noun.state) |
18. select (a team or individual player) for a game (verb.cognition)
hypernym | : | choose, pick out, select, take, |
definition | : | pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives (verb.cognition) |
19. answer adequately or successfully (verb.communication)
20. play as a fielder (verb.competition)
hypernym | : | play, |
definition | : | participate in games or sport (verb.competition) |
domain category | : | athletics, sport, |
definition | : | an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition (noun.act) |
21. catch or pick up (balls) in baseball or cricket (verb.competition)
hypernym | : | handle, palm, |
definition | : | touch, lift, or hold with the hands (verb.contact) |
22. a branch of knowledge (noun.cognition)
derivation | : | learn, read, study, take, |
definition | : | be a student of a certain subject (verb.cognition) |
derivation | : | study, |
definition | : | be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning (verb.cognition) |
derivation | : | disciplinary, |
definition | : | relating to a specific field of academic study (adj.pert) |
23. a piece of land prepared for playing a game (noun.location)
derivation | : | field, |
definition | : | play as a fielder (verb.competition) |
derivation | : | field, |
definition | : | catch or pick up (balls) in baseball or cricket (verb.competition) |
24. play as a fielder (verb.competition)
derivation | : | fielding, |
definition | : | (baseball) handling the ball while playing in the field (noun.act) |
derivation | : | fielder, fieldsman, |
definition | : | a member of the cricket team that is fielding rather than batting (noun.person) |
derivation | : | fielder, |
definition | : | a member of the baseball team that is in the field instead of at bat (noun.person) |
25. catch or pick up (balls) in baseball or cricket (verb.competition)
derivation | : | fielding, |
definition | : | (baseball) handling the ball while playing in the field (noun.act) |
derivation | : | fielder, fieldsman, |
definition | : | a member of the cricket team that is fielding rather than batting (noun.person) |
26. a branch of knowledge (noun.cognition)
derivation | : | learn, read, study, take, |
definition | : | be a student of a certain subject (verb.cognition) |
derivation | : | study, |
definition | : | be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning (verb.cognition) |
derivation | : | disciplinary, |
definition | : | relating to a specific field of academic study (adj.pert) |
27. a piece of land prepared for playing a game (noun.location)
derivation | : | field, |
definition | : | play as a fielder (verb.competition) |
derivation | : | field, |
definition | : | catch or pick up (balls) in baseball or cricket (verb.competition) |
28. play as a fielder (verb.competition)
derivation | : | fielding, |
definition | : | (baseball) handling the ball while playing in the field (noun.act) |
derivation | : | fielder, fieldsman, |
definition | : | a member of the cricket team that is fielding rather than batting (noun.person) |
derivation | : | fielder, |
definition | : | a member of the baseball team that is in the field instead of at bat (noun.person) |
29. catch or pick up (balls) in baseball or cricket (verb.competition)
derivation | : | fielding, |
definition | : | (baseball) handling the ball while playing in the field (noun.act) |
derivation | : | fielder, fieldsman, |
definition | : | a member of the cricket team that is fielding rather than batting (noun.person) |
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