canvas | English to English Dictionary

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canvas

('k/&/nv/@/s )

Made of, pertaining to, or resembling, canvas or coarse cloth; as, a canvas tent.(adjective)

source: webster1913

a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
canvass

source: wordnet30
an oil painting on canvas fabric(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account(noun.state)

Example:
The crowded canvas of history.
The movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound.

source: wordnet30
a tent made of canvas fabric(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
canvas tent, canvass

source: wordnet30
a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
canvass, sail, sheet

source: wordnet30
the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete(noun.artifact)

Example:
The boxer picked himself up off the canvas.

source: wordnet30
A strong cloth made of hemp, flax, or cotton; -- used for tents, sails, etc.(noun)

source: webster1913

solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign(verb.social)

source: wordnet30
get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions(verb.social)

Synonym:
canvass, poll

source: wordnet30
cover with canvas(verb.contact)

Example:
She canvassed the walls of her living room so as to conceal the ugly cracks.

source: wordnet30
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning(verb.cognition)

Synonym:
analyse, analyze, canvass, examine, study

source: wordnet30

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