play vs field

play and field both are nouns.

play and field both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
play	Yes	No	Yes	No
field	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, field is a hyponym of play; that is, field is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than play:

play: participate in games or sport
field: play as a fielder

Other hyponyms of play include line up, curl, snooker, revoke, develop, develop, die, misplay, start, fumble, volley, unblock, replay, cricket, backstop, fullback, quarterback, cradle, exit, play out, catch, bully off, face off, tee off, ace, complete, nail, gamble, walk, bowl, golf, bandy, foul, put out, croquet, putt, seesaw, teeter-totter, teetertotter, bid, call.

play (noun)	field (noun)
gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement	a particular kind of commercial enterprise
(game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession	a place where planes take off and land
the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)	a branch of knowledge
an attempt to get something	the area that is visible (as through an optical instrument)
a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill	(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 preset plan of action in team sports	all of the horses in a particular horse race
activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules	all the competitors in a particular contest or sporting event
the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully	(computer science) a set of one or more adjacent characters comprising a unit of information
utilization or exercise	a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
movement or space for movement	somewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected
a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage	a piece of land prepared for playing a game
verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)	a region in which active military operations are in progress
a theatrical performance of a drama	a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
a weak and tremulous light	a geographic region (land or sea) under which something valuable is found
a state in which action is feasible	extensive tract of level open land
the removal of constraints	the space around a radiating body within which its electromagnetic oscillations can exert force on another similar body not in contact with it
(in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds	a particular environment or walk of life

play (verb)	field (verb)
engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously	select (a team or individual player) for a game
pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind	answer adequately or successfully
exhaust by allowing to pull on the line	play as a fielder
consider not very seriously	catch or pick up (balls) in baseball or cricket
participate in games or sport
bet or wager (money)
contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
put (a card or piece) into play during a game, or act strategically as if in a card game
make bets
stake on the outcome of an issue
shoot or hit in a particular manner
employ in a game or in a specific position
use or move
use to one's advantage
manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
discharge or direct or be discharged or directed as if in a continuous stream
replay (as a melody)
perform music on (a musical instrument)
play a role or part
perform on a certain location
be performed or presented for public viewing
cause to emit recorded audio or video
pretend to be somebody in the framework of a game or playful activity
perform on a stage or theater
emit recorded sound
play on an instrument
cause to happen or to occur as a consequence
move or seem to move quickly, lightly, or irregularly
cause to move or operate freely within a bounded space
engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion
behave in a certain way
be at play; be engaged in playful activity; amuse oneself in a way characteristic of children
act or have an effect in a specified way or with a specific effect or outcome
behave carelessly or indifferently
be received or accepted or interpreted in a specific way

play vs field

play and field both are nouns.

play and field both are verbs.

Words related to "play"

Words related to "field"