a field of wheat

  • 1field of wheat — Cockney Rhyming Slang Street He out standing in the field, waiting for a bus …

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  • 2wheat — [wi:t] n [U] [: Old English; Origin: hwAte] 1.) the grain that bread is made from, or the plant that it grows on ▪ a field of wheat 2.) separate the wheat from the chaff to choose the good and useful things or people and get rid of the others …

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  • 3field — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 on a farm ADJECTIVE ▪ cultivated, ploughed/plowed ▪ We had to walk across a ploughed/plowed field. ▪ grass, grassy, green ▪ …

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  • 4field — n. cultivated area 1) to plow; till, work a field 2) a corn; wheat field 3) in a field (farmers were working in the fields) area used for athletic events 4) to take the field 5) a baseball; football, soccer (BE often has pitch); playing field 6)… …

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  • 5field — field1 W1S1 [fi:ld] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(farm)¦ 2¦(subject)¦ 3¦(sport)¦ 4¦(practical work)¦ 5¦(competitors)¦ 6 magnetic/gravitational/force field 7 coal/oil/gas field 8 the field (of battle) 9 field of vision/view …

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  • 6wheat — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ ripe ▪ cracked, whole ▪ durum ▪ spring, winter … OF WHEAT …

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  • 7field — [[t]fi͟ːld[/t]] ♦♦ fields, fielding, fielded 1) N COUNT A field is an area of grass, for example in a park or on a farm. A field is also an area of land on which a crop is grown. ...a field of wheat... They went for walks together in the fields.… …

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  • 8field — 1 /fi:ld/ noun (C) 1 FARM an area of land where crops are grown or animals feed on grass: a field of wheat 2 SUBJECT a subject that people study or are involved in as part of their work (+ of): He s well known in the field of ancient history. |… …

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  • 9field — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English feld; akin to Old High German feld field, Old English flōr floor more at floor Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) an open land area free of woods and buildings (2) an area of land marked by the …

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  • 10field*/*/*/ — [fiːld] noun [C] I 1) an area of land that is used for keeping animals or growing food a field of wheat[/ex] 2) a subject that you study, or a type of work that you do Professor Edwards is one of the main experts in his field.[/ex] the field of… …

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