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field vs ground

ground vs field

field and ground both are nouns.

field and ground both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
field Yes No Yes No
ground Yes No Yes No
As nouns, ground is a hypernym of field; that is, ground is a word with a broader meaning than field:
  • field: extensive tract of level open land
  • ground: the solid part of the earth's surface
Other hypernyms of field include dry land, earth, land, solid ground, terra firma.
field (noun) ground (noun)
a particular kind of commercial enterprise the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
a place where planes take off and land (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
a branch of knowledge a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
the area that is visible (as through an optical instrument) the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
(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 a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused
all of the horses in a particular horse race a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle)
all the competitors in a particular contest or sporting event a rational motive for a belief or action
(computer science) a set of one or more adjacent characters comprising a unit of information the solid part of the earth's surface
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
somewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected a relation that provides the foundation for something
a piece of land prepared for playing a game the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
a region in which active military operations are in progress
a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
a geographic region (land or sea) under which something valuable is found
extensive tract of level open land
the space around a radiating body within which its electromagnetic oscillations can exert force on another similar body not in contact with it
a particular environment or walk of life
field (verb) ground (verb)
select (a team or individual player) for a game use as a basis for; found on
answer adequately or successfully instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
play as a fielder place or put on the ground
catch or pick up (balls) in baseball or cricket confine or restrict to the ground
connect to a ground
cover with a primer; apply a primer to
fix firmly and stably
(baseball) a hit that travels along the playing field.
throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage
hit or reach the ground
bring to the ground
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