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CRICKET. Most people in the UK think The Field is read by rich people who live in the country or own a lot of land there.
Field and 'Stream trademark a US magazine that has articles about hunting, FISHING, and other activities that are done outdoors. It is typically read by men.
'field corn n [U] AmE MAIZE grown to be used as grain or to be fed to animals, rather than to be eaten as a vegetable → compare SWEET CORN
'field day n 1 a day on which schoolchildren are taken outdoors for a planned activity such as sport or the study of nature 2 have a field day infml to get great enjoyment or the greatest possible advantage, especially when making full use of a chance to do what one likes doing: If the newspapers get hold of this scandal they'll really have a field day!
field-er /'fi:ldər/ also fieldsman BrE — n (in cricket or BASEBALL) a player in the team that is fielding (FIELD) or one who fields regularly: a first class fielder
'field event n (in ATHLETICS) a sports event, such as weight-throwing or jumping, that is not a race but which is a competition → compare TRACK EVENT
'field glasses n [P] BINOCULARS
'field goal n AmE 1 (in AMERICAN FOOTBALL) the act of kicking the ball over the bar of the GOAL 2 also basket — (in BASKETBALL) putting the ball through a circle called a HOOP (=basket) during play
'field hockey n [U] especially AmE for HOCKEY → compare ICE HOCKEY
Fiel-ding, Henry /'fi:ldɪŋ/ (1707-54) an English writer most famous for his humorous novel TOM JONES
'field marshal n an officer of high rank in the British army → see TABLE 3
field of 'vision n pl. fields of vision the whole space within seeing distance; all that can be seen: The tall building obstructed our field of vision.
Fields, Gra-cie /fi:ldz, 'greɪsi/ (1898-1979) a British singer and actress from Lancashire in northwest England, who was very popular in the 1930s and 1940s, and was known as 'Our Gracie'. Her song Wish Me Luck as You Wave Me Goodbye was especially popular during World War II.
Fields, W.C. (1880-1946) a US film actor and COMEDIAN, famous for disliking children and animals, for becoming angry very easily, and for drinking too much alcohol. His films include My Little Chickadee (1940).
fields-man /'fi:ldzmən/ n pl. -men /mən/ a FIELDER
'field sports n [P] country sports, such as hunting, shooting, and fishing
'field-test v [T] to try (something) out in the FIELD: The apparatus has all been field-tested in tropical conditions. —field test n
'field trip n a journey made (usually by a group of students) for the purpose of study: We're going to France on a geology field trip next year.
field-work /'fi:ldwɜ:k||-wɜ:rk/ n [U] scientific or social study done in the FIELD, such as measuring and examining things or asking people questions —er n
fiend /fi:nd/ n 1 a devil or evil spirit 2 infml someone very keen on the stated thing: He's a fresh air fiend. 3 AmE infml a person, especially a child, who plays tricks and annoys people: Her kids are little fiends.
fiend·ish /'fi:ndɪʃ/ adj 1 fierce and cruel: She has a fiendish temper. 2 infml unpleasantly clever or difficult; not plain or simple: a fiendish plan/question 3 (of difficulty or cleverness) very great: He had worked out a plan of fiendish complexity. | fiendish cunning —ly adv: a fiendishly difficult question —ness n [U]
Fiennes, Ralph /faɪnz, reɪf/ (1962-) a British actor whose films include The English Patient and Red Dragon. Many people think he is good-looking.
Fiennes, Sir Ran·ulf /'rænʌlf/ (1944-) a British EXPLORER who has been on many trips to the North and South Pole. In 1982 he led the first EXPEDITION (=long and carefully organized journey) to go all the way round the world through the North and South Poles, and in 1993 Fiennes and another explorer, Dr Mike Stroud, walked across Antarctica (=the area around the South Pole) without help from anyone else.
fierce /fɪəs||fɪərs/ adj 1 angry, violent, and likely to attack: The house is guarded by a fierce dog. | He had a very fierce look on his face. 2 marked by strong feeling: They were having a fierce argument, and I thought they might hit each other. | fierce loyalty 3 very severe; INTENSE: With high unemployment, the competition for jobs is fierce. | The plants wilted in the fierce heat of the tropical sun. —ly adv: fiercely loyal | the fiercely competitive job market —ness n [U]
fi·er·y /'faɪəri/ adj 1 (as if) on fire: a fiery sunset | She has fiery red hair. | This curry is pretty fiery. (=hot-tasting) 2 (likely to be) full of violent feeling: He has a fiery temper. | His fiery speech roused his audience to anger.
fi·es·ta /fi'estə/ n (especially in Spain and South America) a religious holiday with public dancing and other entertainments
'Fiesta Bowl, the an important college football game held every year in Tempe, Arizona in the US
FIFA /'fi:fə/ abbrev. for Fédération Internationale de Football Association; the organization that controls international football and organizes the WORLD CUP competition
fife /faɪf/ n a small musical pipe with high notes that is played in military bands, often with drums
Fife a REGION in eastern Scotland between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth
fif·teen /fɪf'ti:n/ determiner, n, pron 1·(the number) 15 → see TABLE 1 2 fifteen men on the dead man's chest — yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum quote lines from a song sung by PIRATES in the story Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson —teenth determiner, n, pron, adv
fifth /fɪfθ/ determiner, n, pron, adv 1 5th → see TABLE 1 2 an amount equalling 1/5th of a GALLON (=just over a litre) of strong alcoholic drink: a fifth of bourbon
Fifth A'mendment, the 1 a part of the CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES which states that you do not have to give information in a court of law which could be used against you, and that you cannot be put in prison or have your property taken away without a proper legal TRIAL 2 plead/ take the Fifth (Amendment) to refuse to give information against yourself in a court of law. People in the US sometimes use this expression humorously when they do not want to answer a question: 'I plead the Fifth', Jack said, when his wife wanted to know where he had been.
Fifth 'Avenue, 5th Avenue a street in New York known for its expensive shops
fifth 'column n a group of people who are secretly sympathetic to the enemies of the country they live in, and work to help them during a war —ist n
fifth 'wheel n AmE infml an unwanted person or thing: She felt like a fifth wheel at the party since everyone else seemed to have paired off.
fif·ties, the /'fɪftiz/ n [P] 1 also '50s — the 1950s (=the years from 1950 to 1959): There was a new era of material affluence in the fifties and living standards rose. → see Feature on page A8 2 in his/her/their fifties ages from 50 to 59: He began to feel more financially secure in his early fifties. 3 [the] the numbers from 50 to 59, especially when used to measure temperature: rather a cold day with the temperatures in the mid fifties
fif·ty /'fɪfti/ determiner, n, pron (the number) 50 → see TABLE 1 —tieth determiner, n, pron, adv
50 Cent /fɪfti 'sent/ (1976-) a US RAPPER whose records include Get Rich Or Die Tryin. He is famous for surviving (SURVIVE) an attack in which he was shot several times.
fifty-'fifty adj, adv (of shares or chances) equal(ly): We divided it up fifty-fifty/on a fifty-fifty basis. | Let's go fifty-fifty. (=each be responsible for half) | There's a fifty-fifty chance that he will succeed.
fig /fɪg/ n 1 [C] (a broad-leaved tree that bears) a soft sweet fruit with many small seeds, growing chiefly in warm countries 2 [S usually in questions and negatives] infml a worthless amount: I don't care/give a fig (for) what you think. (=I don't care at all) → see also FIG LEAF and picture at FRUIT
fig. written abbrev. for 1 FIGURATIVE 2 FIGURE
fight¹ /faɪt/ v fought /fɔ:t/ 1 [I,T] to use physical violence