canvas
noun
1. a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
Similar word(s): canvass
Definition categories: man–made, cloth, fabric, material, textile
2. an oil painting on canvas fabric
Similar word(s): canvass
Definition categories: man–made
3. the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account
- the crowded canvas of history
- the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound
Similar word(s): canvass
Definition categories: state, background, scope, setting
4. a tent made of canvas fabric
Similar word(s): canvass
Definition categories: man–made, tent
5. a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
Similar word(s): canvass, sail, sheet
Definition categories: man–made
6. the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete
- the boxer picked himself up off the canvas
Similar word(s): canvass
Definition categories: man–made, mat
Sentences with canvas as a noun:
- The author takes rural midwestern life as a canvas for a series of tightly woven character studies.
- He spent the night under canvas.