canvas
/ˈkæn.vəs/noun, verb2 syllables
Canvas means: a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel.
Synonyms for canvas4
noun, as in a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
noun, as in a tent made of canvas fabric
noun, as in a heavy, closely woven fabric
noun, as in an oil painting on canvas fabric
noun, as in the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account
noun, as in the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete
What does canvas mean?7
noun
a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
a tent made of canvas fabric
a heavy, closely woven fabric
an oil painting on canvas fabric
the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account“the crowded canvas of history”
the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete“the boxer picked himself up off the canvas”
verb
cover with canvas“She canvassed the walls of her living room so as to conceal the ugly cracks”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Canvas in a sentence
- The night was quiet, the sky a vast, starlit black canvas.Amastan
- This world is but canvas to our imaginations.unknown
- Oil on canvas can never paint a petal so delicate.unknown
- I wear my emotions like colors on a canvas.Nuel
- Groaning strangely she is hurling her overflowing passion onto the canvas!unknown
- His eyes got stuck on the canvas on the wall.BraveSentry
- The painter covers the canvas with a new layer.tieguy
- This durable oak deckchair comes with a floral canvas cover.XY
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of canvas
as a noun
- plural
- canvases
as a verb
- past tense
- canvased
- present participle
- canvasing
- third-person singular
- canvases
- past participle
- canvased