field

(eg. metaphor, tattoo, sign )

field /ˈfild/ ?

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(n) a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
(n) a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
(n) somewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected
(n) a branch of knowledge
(n) the space around a radiating body within which its electromagnetic oscillations can exert force on another similar body not in contact with it
(n) a particular kind of commercial enterprise
(n) a particular environment or walk of life
(n) a piece of land prepared for playing a game
(n) extensive tract of level open land
(n) (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 1
(n) a region in which active military operations are in progress
(n) all of the horses in a particular horse race
(n) all the competitors in a particular contest or sporting event
(n) a geographic region (land or sea) under which something valuable is found
(n) (computer science) a set of one or more adjacent characters comprising a unit of information
(n) the area that is visible (as through an optical instrument)
(n) a place where planes take off and land
(v) catch or pick up (balls) in baseball or cricket
(v) play as a fielder
(v) answer adequately or successfully
(v) select (a team or individual player) for a game

The game has changed a lot since the days when a field goal was worth five points and a touchdown only two.
The current generates a magnetic field around the wire that pushes against the field of the magnet.

"This episode represents a calculated and deliberate attempt to avoid longstanding rules designed to encourage fair play and promote honest competition on the playing field," Goodell wrote.
on Sep 13, 2007 By: Roger Goodell Source: San Francisco Chronicle
In a statement issued Thursday night, Arizona managing partner Ken Kendrick called the firings "a significant decision, but one that we find necessary in order to achieve a direction of winning consistently on the field again."
on Jul 1, 2010 By: Ken Kendrick Source: SI.com
"Obviously, I didn't want to say too much [Tuesday] night, but I knew something was wrong with me," Peavy said. "When I walked off the field, I told you guys from the get-go, if you see me not take the post or walk off the field as I did...
on Jul 7, 2010 By: Jake Peavy Source: Chicago Sun-Times