Pronunciation: | | u'feeld
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [adv] off the subject; beyond the point at issue; "such digressions can lead us too far afield"
- [adv] in or into a field (especially a field of battle); "the armies were afield, challenging the enemy's advance"; "unlawful to carry hunting rifles afield until the season opens"
- [adv] far away from home or one's usual surroundings; "looking afield for new lands to conquer"- R.A.Hall
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AFIELD is a 6 letter word that starts with A. |
| Synonyms: | | abroad |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \A*field"\, adv. [Pref. a- + field.]
1. To, in, or on the field. ``We drove afield.'' --Milton.
How jocund did they drive their team afield! --Gray.
2. Out of the way; astray.
Why should he wander afield at the age of
fifty-five! --Trollope.
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