FIELDING Synonyms

• a place where planes take off and land

• a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

• a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem

• the speech act of replying to a question

• the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims

• a nonverbal reaction

• react verbally

• respond to a signal

• give the correct answer or solution to

• understand the meaning of

• give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument)

• be liable or accountable

• be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity

• match or correspond

• be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of

• react to a stimulus or command

• a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)

• a subject of study

• a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve

• a particular environment or walk of life

• a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function

• the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary

• a particular environment or walk of life

• the central area of an ancient Roman amphitheater where contests and spectacles were held; especially an area that was strewn with sand

• a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments

• a playing field where sports events take place

• the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction

• a branch of knowledge

• a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought

• a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought

• a university town in east central Illinois adjoining Urbana

• extensive tract of level open land

• a branch of knowledge

• a system of rules of conduct or method of practice

• the trait of being well behaved

• training to improve strength or self-control

• the act of disciplining

• develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control

• punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience

• a particular environment or walk of life

• territory over which rule or control is exercised

• (mathematics) the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined

• people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest

• the content of a particular field of knowledge

• the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another

• a particular environment or walk of life

• an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:

• the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom

• the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball

• move in an orbit

• not elaborate or elaborated; simple

• lacking patterns especially in color

• extensive tract of level open land

• a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side

• unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')

• clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

• not mixed with extraneous elements

• free from any effort to soften to disguise

• lacking embellishment or ornamentation

• lacking in physical beauty or proportion

• express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness

• show a response or a reaction to something

• react verbally

• respond favorably or as hoped

• a particular environment or walk of life

• any spherically shaped artifact

• the geographical area in which one nation is very influential

• a particular aspect of life or activity

• a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses)

• a three-dimensional closed surface such that every point on the surface is equidistant from the center

• the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

• a detailed critical inspection

• applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)

• a written document describing the findings of some individual or group

• a state of deep mental absorption

• a room used for reading and writing and studying

• a branch of knowledge

• preliminary drawing for later elaboration

• attentive consideration and meditation

• someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play)

• a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique

• consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

• be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning

• give careful consideration to

• be a student of a certain subject

• learn by reading books

• think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes

• the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

• something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation

• a branch of knowledge

• some situation or event that is thought about

• (grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the grammatical constituent about which something is predicated

• a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation

• a person who owes allegiance to that nation

• (logic) the first term of a proposition

• possibly accepting or permitting

• being under the power or sovereignty of another or others

• likely to be affected by something

• cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to

• make accountable for

• make subservient; force to submit or subdue

• a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented

• the art of writing and producing plays

• a region in which active military operations are in progress

• a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented

• the art of writing and producing plays

• a region in which active military operations are in progress

• a piece of land prepared for playing a game