CANVAS

/ˈkæn.vəs/ ► audio Scrabble 11 Words With Friends 14

Definition

  1. verb cover with canvas.
  2. noun a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents). — synonyms: canvass
  3. noun an oil painting on canvas fabric. — synonyms: canvass
  4. noun the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account. — synonyms: canvass
  5. noun a tent made of canvas fabric. — synonyms: canvas_tent, canvass
  6. noun a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel. — synonyms: sail, canvass, sheet
  7. noun the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete. — synonyms: canvass

Examples

  • “The author takes rural midwestern life as a canvas for a series of tightly woven character studies.”
  • “He spent the night under canvas.”

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