canvass

1. 1.

   the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account

   “the crowded canvas of history”

   “the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound”

   Synonymscanvas

   Broadersetting
2. 2.

   an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people

   Synonymspollopinion pollpublic opinion poll

   Broaderinquiry

   Narrowerexit pollstraw vote
3. 3.

   a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel

   Synonymssailcanvassheet

   Broaderpiece of cloth

   Narrowerballoon sailcrossjackfore-and-aft sailforesailheadsailmainsailmain-topsailpress of sailroyalsave-all

   Part ofsailing vessel

   Partsreef
4. 4.

   a tent made of canvas fabric

   Synonymscanvas tentcanvas

   Broadertent

   Narrowercircus tentfield tentSibley tentwall tent
5. 5.

   an oil painting on canvas fabric

   Synonymscanvas

   Broaderoil painting
6. 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”

   Synonymscanvas

   Broadermat

   Part ofring
7. 7.

   a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)

   Synonymscanvas

   Broaderfabric

   Narrowertarpaulin

1. 1.

   get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions

   Synonymspoll

   Broadersurvey

   Narrowercircularize
2. 2.

   solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign

   Broadersolicit

   Narrowercircularize
3. 3.

   consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

   “analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare”

   “analyze the evidence in a criminal trial”

   “analyze your real motives”

   Synonymsanalyzeanalysestudyexamine

   Narroweranatomizediagnosesurveycomparecheckassayreviewauditscreentrace

Other forms of canvass

plural

canvasses·

past tense

canvassed·

present participle

canvassing·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about canvass

What does canvass mean?

canvass means "the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account". That is the primary sense; the word has 10 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in canvass?

canvass has 2 syllables: can-vass. The stress falls on "can". In IPA it is /ˈkænvəs/.

What is another word for canvass?

Close synonyms include canvas, poll, opinion poll, public opinion poll, sail. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is canvass a common word?

canvass is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with canvass?

1 word rhymes with canvass. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.