playing field vs parcel

playing field and parcel both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
playing field	Yes	No	No	No
parcel	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, parcel is a hypernym of playing field; that is, parcel is a word with a broader meaning than playing field:

Other hypernyms of playing field include parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract.

playing field (noun)	parcel (noun)
a piece of land prepared for playing a game	the allotment of some amount by dividing something
the circumstances under which competition occurs	a wrapped container
	a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
	an extended area of land

playing field (verb)	parcel (verb)
	make into a wrapped container
	cover with strips of canvas
	divide into parts