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a small area of usually open land<a field that is the frequent site of neighborhood softball games>Synonymsclearing, ground, lot, parcel, plat, plot, tractRelated Wordscommon(s); grass, green, greensward, lawn; glade, grassland, heath, lea, meadow, moor, pasture
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a region of activity, knowledge, or influence<the first woman to enter the field of medicine>Synonymsarea, arena, demesne, department, discipline, domain, line, province, realm, specialty, sphereRelated Wordsstudy, subject; territory, turf; business, occupation, profession, pursuit, racket, vocation
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a part or portion having no fixed boundaries<if you set your camera lens to small aperture, the field of sharp focus will be quite large>— see region 1
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