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Noun: canvas kanvus- A heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
- canvass - An oil painting on canvas fabric
- canvass - The setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account
"the crowded canvas of history"; "the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound" - canvass - A tent made of canvas fabric
- canvas tent, canvass - A large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
- sail, canvass, sheet - The mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete
"the boxer picked himself up off the canvas" - canvass Verb: canvas (canvassed,canvassing) kanvus- Solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign
- canvass - Get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
- poll, canvass - Cover with canvas
"She canvassed the walls of her living room so as to conceal the ugly cracks" - Consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
- analyze [N. Amer], analyse [Brit, Cdn], study, examine, canvass
Sounds like: canvass Derived forms: canvases See also: canvasser Type of: background, beg, cloth, collapsible shelter, cover, fabric, gym mat, mat, material, oil painting, piece of cloth, piece of material, scope, setting, solicit, survey, tap, tent, textile Part of: ring, sailing ship, sailing vessel Encyclopedia: Canvas |