a piece of land prepared for playing a game; "the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field"
the circumstances under which competition occurs; "the government's objective is to insure a genuinely level playing field for American industry and commerce in Europe"
any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers
of a light shade of red
cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing
sound like a car engine that is firing too early; "the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline"; "The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded"
public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops; "the local seemed to take forever to get to New York"
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area; "local taxes"; "local authorities"
affecting only a restricted part or area of the body; "local anesthesia"
of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood; "local customs"; "local schools"; "the local citizens"; "a local point of view"; "local outbreaks of flu"; "a local bus line"
a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence); "speculations about the outcome of the election"; "he dismissed it as mere conjecture"
an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits; "he knew the stock was a speculation when he bought it"
a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink; "don't expect a good meal at a cabaret"; "the gossip columnist got his information by visiting nightclubs every night"; "he played the drums at a jazz club"
a service that an organization or a piece of equipment offers you; "a cell phone with internet facility"
something designed and created to serve a particular function and to afford a particular convenience or service; "catering facilities"; "toilet facilities"; "educational facilities"
a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility"
a natural effortlessness; "they conversed with great facility"; "a happy readiness of conversation"--Jane Austen
the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically; "his organization of the work force was very efficient"
the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business; "he was brought in to supervise the organization of a new department"
an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized; "his compulsive organization was not an endearing quality"; "we can't do it unless we establish some system around here"