Ditch
Ditch noun - A long narrow channel dug in the earth.
Field
Field noun - A small area of usually open land.
How words are described
| open | open ditch | open field |
| small | small ditch | small field |
| large | large ditch | large field |
| new | new ditch | new field |
| Other adjectives: nearby, giant. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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And then it began to creep like a slimy red animal across the land, covering field, and ditch, and tree, and hedgerow, with living scarlet feelers.
Source: Alien Kudzu -
Later subverted when it turns out how much of a flake Rod is, willing to ditch his students on a field trip to have a date with a stewardess.
Source: Cool Teacher -
This was mostly a field modification or an emergency stopgap for when pikemen weren't available, and very much a last-ditch thing.
Source: Bifurcated Weapon
Cite this Source
Field and Ditch. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ditch/field
Ditch & Field. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ditch/field>.
Field or Ditch. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ditch/field.
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