Field
Cleared land; land suitable for tillage or pasture; cultivated ground; the open country.
A piece of land of considerable size; esp., a piece inclosed for tillage or pasture.
A place where a battle is fought; also, the battle itself.
An open space; an extent; an expanse.
Any blank space or ground on which figures are drawn or projected.
The space covered by an optical instrument at one view.
The whole surface of an escutcheon; also, so much of it is shown unconcealed by the different bearings upon it. See Illust. of Fess, where the field is represented as gules (red), while the fess is argent (silver).
An unresticted or favorable opportunity for action, operation, or achievement; province; room.
A collective term for all the competitors in any outdoor contest or trial, or for all except the favorites in the betting.
That part of the grounds reserved for the players which is outside of the diamond; -- called also outfield.
To take the field.
To stand out in the field, ready to catch, stop, or throw the ball.
To catch, stop, throw, etc. (the ball), as a fielder.
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Field Quotations
Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.
Winston Churchill
It is a useless life that is not consecrated to a great ideal. It is like a stone wasted on the field without becoming a part of any edifice.
Jose Rizal
I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.
Vince Lombardi
The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.
Vince Lombardi
It's no secret that we were sticking just about every nickel we had on the chance that people would really be interested in something totally new and unique in the field of entertainment.
Walt Disney
Sectional football games have the glory and the despair of war, and when a Texas team takes the field against a foreign state, it is an army with banners.
John Steinbeck
In expanding the field of knowledge we but increase the horizon of ignorance.
Henry Miller
It is not a field of a few acres of ground, but a cause, that we are defending, and whether we defeat the enemy in one battle, or by degrees, the consequences will be the same.
Thomas Paine
No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem.
Booker T. Washington
Buy a steak for a player on another club after the game, but don't even speak to him on the field. Get out there and beat them to death.
Leo Durocher
Field Translations
field in Afrikaans is veld
field in Danish is mark
field in Dutch is akker
field in Finnish is pelto
field in French is champ, arablg
field in German is Feld, Feld, Spielfeld, FIELD/Feld, Gebiet
field in Italian is territorio, area, quadretto, campo
field in Latin is campus, ager (agri)
field in Norwegian is felt, jorde
field in Portuguese is campo, prado
field in Spanish is recinto
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