English dictionary
canvas
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- a heavy, closely woven fabric
noun
- the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete
noun
- an oil painting on canvas fabric
noun
- a tent made of canvas fabric
noun
- a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
noun
- the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account
verb
- cover with canvas
Example sentences
the boxer picked himself up off the canvas
the crowded canvas of history
the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound
She canvassed the walls of her living room so as to conceal the ugly cracks