fieldˈward or fieldˈwards adverb

Towards the fields

field allowance noun (military)

A small extra payment to officers on active service

field ambulance noun

A medical unit on the field of battle

field artillery noun

Mobile ordnance for active operations in the field

field battery noun

A battery of field artillery

field bed noun

1. A camp or trestle bed
2. A bed for use in the open air

field book noun

The notebook used by a surveyor in the field

fieldˈboots plural noun

Knee-length boots

field botany, field geology, etc noun

Botany, geology, etc pursued in the open air

field capacity noun (geology)

The water-retaining capacity of soil

field club noun

A club of field naturalists

field colours plural noun

1. Small flags used for marking the position for companies and regiments in the field
2. Hence, any regimental headquarters' flags

field cornet noun

1. The magistrate of a township (S Afr historical)
2. A rank equivalent to lieutenant, assistant field cornet equal to second lieutenant (S Afr milit)

fieldˈcraft noun

The knowledge and skill needed to live in the wild

field day noun

1. A day when troops are taken out for instruction in field exercises
2. A day spent on outdoor activities
3. Any period of great activity, success or enjoyment

fieldˈ-dew noun (Shakespeare)

Dew of the fields

fielded panel noun

A panel, sometimes subdivided into smaller panels, raised above or recessed into surrounding woodwork

field-effect transistor noun

One in which current is controlled by a variable electric field

field emission noun (electronics)

Emission from a metallic surface as a result of an intense electric field at the surface

field-emission microscope noun

A microscope in which the positions of the atoms in a surface are shown by the electric field emitted when the surface is made positive in a high-voltage discharge tube containing argon at very low pressure

field event noun

An athletic event other than a race

fieldˈfare noun

(ety doubtful) a species of thrush, having a grey head, a reddish-yellow throat and breast spotted with black

field glass or field glasses noun

A binocular telescope for use in the field or open air

field goal noun

1. In basketball, a score made from normal play, rather than from a free throw
2. In American football, a score worth three points, made by kicking the ball through the goalposts, usu on the fourth down

field gray or field grey noun

1. A grey (Feldgrau) adopted for uniforms in the German Army in World War I
2. A German soldier dressed thus

field guide noun

An illustrated book used to identify birds, animals, plants, etc in the field

field gun noun

A light cannon mounted on a carriage

field hand noun

An outdoor farm labourer

field hockey noun (N American)

Hockey played on grass, as opposed to ice hockey

field hospital noun

A temporary hospital near the scene of battle

field ice noun

Ice formed in the polar seas in large surfaces, as distinguished from icebergs

field-ion microscope noun

1. A modification, with greater resolving power, of the field-emission microscope, in which ions of a gas (usu helium) which is adsorbing on the metal point are repelled and produce the image on the screen
2. Used in conjunction with an instrument such as a mass spectrometer to identify the atoms, it is known as an atom-probe-field-ion microscope

field kitchen noun

Portable cooking equipment for troops, or the place where it is set up

field lark noun

An American bird (genus Sturnella) of the Icteridae (see under icterus), not a lark

field mark noun

A visible characteristic useful in distinguishing birds, animals, etc in the wild

field marshal noun

An army officer of highest rank

field meeting noun

A secret religious meeting, a conventicle

fieldˈmouse or fieldˈvole noun

A name for various species of mouse and vole that live in the fields

field mushroom see mushroom

field naturalist noun

A person who studies natural history out of doors

field night noun

A night marked by some important gathering, discussion, etc

field notes plural noun

Data noted in the field, to be worked up later

field officer noun

A military officer above the rank of captain, and below that of general

field of honour noun

The site of a duel or battle

field of view or vision noun

What is visible to one at any given moment

fieldˈpiece noun

A cannon or piece of artillery used in the field of battle

field preacher noun

An open-air preacher

field preaching noun

fieldˈ-sequential adjective (TV)

Relating to the association of individual primary colours with successive fields

fieldsˈman noun (cricket)

A fielder

field sports plural noun

Sports of the field, such as hunting, racing, etc

fieldˈstone noun (chiefly US)

Stone used for building, taken from a nearby field

field strength noun

The intensity of an electric or magnetic field

field test noun

(also field trial) a test in practice, as distinct from one under laboratory conditions

fieldˈ-test transitive verb

field train noun

A department of the Royal Artillery responsible for the safety and supply of ammunition during war

field trial see field test above.

field trip noun

An expedition (esp by students) to observe and study something at its location

fieldˈvole see fieldmouse above.

fieldˈwork noun

1. Farm work in fields
2. Work (scientific surveying, etc) in the field, as opposed to in a laboratory, office, etc
3. (often in pl) a temporary fortification erected by troops in the field, either for protection or to cover an attack on a stronghold

fieldˈworker noun

A practical research worker

hold the field

To remain supreme

keep the field

1. To keep the campaign going
2. To maintain one's ground

lead the field

To be foremost

play the field see under play

take the field

1. To assemble on a playing field
2. To begin warlike operations