| field day |
a day set aside for such activities as games and athletic contests. [2 definitions] |
| fielder |
in baseball or cricket, a player in the field. |
| fielder's choice |
in baseball, a fielder's decision, on a batted ground ball, to put out a base runner instead of the batter. |
| field event |
an event at a track meet that is not held on the running track, such as throwing or jumping. |
| field glass |
(usu. pl.) a compact, portable binocular telescope used esp. outdoors. |
| field goal |
in football, a score worth three points, made by kicking the ball through the opponent's goalposts. [2 definitions] |
| field gun |
a mounted mobile cannon. |
| field hand |
a hired farm laborer, esp. one who works in the fields; hired hand. |
| field hockey |
a form of hockey that is played with a small ball on a field, rather than with a puck on ice. |
| field hospital |
a hospital-like facility set up for emergency treatment of soldiers near the fighting zone. |
| field house |
a large building, usu. located at a college or university, suitable for indoor athletic activities, esp. track events, basketball, or gymnastics. [2 definitions] |
| field magnet |
a magnet used to produce and maintain a magnetic field in an electrical device such as a motor, generator, or particle accelerator. |
| field marshal |
a military officer of the highest or next to highest rank in the armies of certain European countries. |
| field officer |
a military officer with the rank of colonel, lieutenant colonel, or major. |
| fieldpiece |
a piece of artillery for use on the battlefield; field gun. |
| field-test |
to test (something) in the same conditions as those in which it will actually be used. |
| field theory |
in physics, a mathematical description of the effects of physical fields on the distribution and behavior of matter. |
| field trip |
a trip or excursion to a place, often by a group of students or the like, to gain firsthand information, knowledge, or experience. |
| fieldwork |
scientific research, exploration, or observation conducted in the field rather than the laboratory or classroom. [2 definitions] |
| fiend |
an evil spirit or demon; devil. [3 definitions] |
| fiendish |
of, pertaining to, or like a fiend; diabolical or extremely cruel. [2 definitions] |