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nnoun.personUnited States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)Synset:Fields W. C. Fields William Claude Dukenfield
Instance Hypernyms:comedian comic
Inherited Hypernyms:fieldscomedianperformerentertainerpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:fieldscomedianperformerentertainerpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.locationa piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosedExamples:- he planted a field of wheat
Hypernyms:parcel parcel of land piece of ground piece of land tract
Inherited Hypernyms:fieldtractgeographical arearegionlocationobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:campuscurtilagefirebreakfireguardgrain fieldgrainfieldgroundslawnpaddypaddy fieldrice paddyyard
Full Hyponyms:backyardcampuscornfielddooryardfirebreakfront yardgardengrainfieldlawnpaddyplaygroundside yardwheatfieldyard
nnoun.locationa region where a battle is being (or has been) foughtSynset:battlefield battleground field field of battle field of honor
Examples:- they made a tour of Civil War battlefields
Hypernyms:parcel parcel of land piece of ground piece of land tract
Inherited Hypernyms:battlefieldtractgeographical arearegionlocationobjectphysical entityentity
Instance Hyponyms:Armageddon Camlan
Part Meronyms:battlefront front front line sector
nnoun.locationsomewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collectedExamples:- anthropologists do much of their work in the field
Hypernyms:region
Inherited Hypernyms:fieldregionlocationobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.cognitiona branch of knowledgeSynset:bailiwick discipline field field of study study subject subject area subject field
Examples:- in what discipline is his doctorate?
- teachers should be well trained in their subject
- anthropology is the study of human beings
Derivationally Related Form:studydisciplinary
Hypernyms:domain knowledge base knowledge domain
Inherited Hypernyms:disciplineknowledge domaincontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:allometryapplied sciencearchitectureartsbiblioticscommunication theorycommunicationsdivinityengineeringengineering scienceescapologyfrontierfuturisticsfuturologygenealogygraphologyhumanistic disciplinehumanitieslandscape architectureliberal artsmajormilitary sciencenumerologyoccultismologyprotologysciencescientific disciplinetechnologytheogonytheology
Full Hyponyms:a cappella singingabnormal psychologyacousticsactingadagioaerologyaeromechanicsaeromedicineaeronautical engineeringaeronauticsaestheticsaffine geometryagrobiologyagrologyagronomyalgebraalgorismalienismallergologyallometryanalysisanalytic geometryanatomyanesthesiologyangelologyangiologyanimatronicsanthropologyapache danceapache devil danceaperyapologeticsapplied mathematicsapplied psychologyarcheologyarchitectonicsarchitectural engineeringarchitecturearithmeticart historyartificial intelligenceassyriologyastrodynamicsastrometryastronomyastrophysicsaudiologyavionicsaxiologybacteriologyballetballisticsballroom dancingbeguinebehaviorismbel cantobelly dancebiblioticsbiochemistrybioclimatologybioethicsbiogeographybiologybiomedical sciencebiomedicinebiometricsbionicsbiophysicsbioremediationbiosystematicsbiotechnologybit partbolerobotanybowingbrain sciencebreak dancingbubble dancebuck-and-wingbunny hugbusinesscakewalkcalculuscalculus of 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nnoun.phenomenonthe space around a radiating body within which its electromagnetic oscillations can exert force on another similar body not in contact with itSynset:field field of force force field
Hypernyms:physical phenomenon
Inherited Hypernyms:fieldphysical phenomenonnatural phenomenonphenomenonprocessphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:electric fieldfluxgravitational fieldmagnetic fieldmagnetic fluxradiation field
Full Hyponyms:electric fieldelectrostatic fieldgravitational fieldmagnetic fieldmagnetosphereradiation fieldsolar magnetic field
nnoun.acta particular kind of commercial enterpriseSynset:field field of operation line of business
Examples:- they are outstanding in their field
Hypernyms:business business enterprise commercial enterprise
Inherited Hypernyms:fieldcommercial enterprisecommercetransactiongroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:fieldcommercial enterprisecommercetransactiongroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.statea particular environment or walk of lifeSynset:area arena domain field orbit sphere
Examples:- his social sphere is limited
- it was a closed area of employment
- he's out of my orbit
Hypernyms:environment
Inherited Hypernyms:sphereenvironmentsituationstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:distafffrontkingdomlandlappolitical arenapolitical spherepreserveprovincerealmresponsibility
Full Hyponyms:distaffecclesiastical provincefrontkingdomlaplap of the godslotuslandpolitical arenapreserveprovince
nnoun.locationa piece of land prepared for playing a gameSynset:athletic field field playing area playing field
Examples:- the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field
Derivationally Related Form:field
Part Holonyms:arena bowl sports stadium stadium
Hypernyms:parcel parcel of land piece of ground piece of land tract
Inherited Hypernyms:playing fieldtractgeographical arearegionlocationobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:arenaball fieldbaseball fieldbowling greencourtdiamondfootball fieldgridironpalaestrapalestrapitchscene of actionsoccer field
Part Meronyms:midfield
Full Hyponyms:arenabadminton courtball fieldbasketball courtbowling greencircuscourtfootball fieldhandball courthome courtpalestrapistepitchsquash courttennis courtvolleyball court
nnoun.objectextensive tract of level open landSynset:champaign field plain
Examples:- they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain
- he longed for the fields of his youth
Hypernyms:dry land earth ground land solid ground terra firma
Inherited Hypernyms:plainlandobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:flatflood plainfloodplainllanomoormoorlandpeneplainpeneplanesnowfieldsteppetundra
Instance Hyponyms:Nullarbor Plain Olympia Serengeti Serengeti Plain
Full Hyponyms:alluvial flatflatfloodplainllanomoorpeneplainsalt flatsnowfieldsteppetundra
nnoun.group(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 1Topic:mathmathematicsmaths
Examples:- the set of all rational numbers is a field
Hypernyms:set
Inherited Hypernyms:fieldsetabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:scalar field
Full Hyponyms:scalar field
nnoun.locationa region in which active military operations are in progressTopic:armed forcesarmed servicesmilitarymilitary machinewar machine
Synset:field field of operations theater theater of operations theatre theatre of operations
Examples:- the army was in the field awaiting action
- he served in the Vietnam theater for three years
Part Holonyms:theater of war theatre of war
Hypernyms:region
Inherited Hypernyms:fieldregionlocationobjectphysical entityentity
Part Meronyms:combat area combat zone
nnoun.groupall of the horses in a particular horse raceTopic:horse racing
Hypernyms:set
Inherited Hypernyms:fieldsetcollectiongroupabstractionentity
nnoun.groupall the competitors in a particular contest or sporting eventHypernyms:set
Inherited Hypernyms:fieldsetcollectiongroupabstractionentity
nnoun.locationa geographic region (land or sea) under which something valuable is foundExamples:- the diamond fields of South Africa
Hypernyms:geographic area geographic region geographical area geographical region
Inherited Hypernyms:fieldgeographical arearegionlocationobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:coalfieldgasfieldoilfield
Full Hyponyms:coalfieldgasfieldoilfield
nnoun.group(computer science) a set of one or more adjacent characters comprising a unit of informationTopic:computer sciencecomputing
Hypernyms:set
Inherited Hypernyms:fieldsetcollectiongroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:bit field
nnoun.cognitionthe area that is visible (as through an optical instrument)Synset:field field of view
Hypernyms:visual image visual percept
Inherited Hypernyms:fieldvisual perceptperceptrepresentationcontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:microscopic fieldoperative field
Full Hyponyms:microscopic fieldoperative field
nnoun.artifacta place where planes take off and landSynset:airfield field flying field landing field
Part Holonyms:transit transportation transportation system
Hypernyms:facility installation
Inherited Hypernyms:airfieldfacilityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:aerodromeairdromeairportairstripauxiliary airfielddromeflight striplanding stripstrip
Part Meronyms:apron flight line runway taxi strip taxiway
Full Hyponyms:airportairstripauxiliary airfieldflare pathheliport
vverb.competitioncatch or pick up (balls) in baseball or cricketDerivationally Related Form:fieldingfieldfielder
Hypernyms:handle palm
Inherited Hypernyms:fieldhandletouch
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.competitionplay as a fielderTopic:athleticssport
Derivationally Related Form:fieldingfieldfielder
Hypernyms:play
Inherited Hypernyms:fieldplaycompete
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.communicationanswer adequately or successfullyExamples:- The lawyer fielded all questions from the press
Hypernyms:answer reply respond
Inherited Hypernyms:fieldanswerstateexpress
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.cognitionselect (a team or individual player) for a gameExamples:- The Buckeyes fielded a young new quarterback for the Rose Bowl
Hypernyms:choose pick out select take
Inherited Hypernyms:fieldchoosedecide
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody