Associations to the word «Minefield»

Wiktionary

MINEFIELD, noun. An area in which land mines have been laid.
MINEFIELD, noun. (by extension) A dangerous situation.
MINEFIELD, noun. (cricket) A pitch that has dried out and crumbled and on which the ball is bouncing and spinning unpredictably.

Dictionary definition

MINEFIELD, noun. A region in which explosives mines have been placed.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley