a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
Used in a Sentence
canvas
How to use canvas in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for canvas.
Editorial note
How else can you stare at an empty canvas and see a work of art?
Examples6
Definitions10
Parts of speech2
Quick take
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of canvas gathered in one view.
an oil painting on canvas fabric
the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account; "the crowded canvas of history"; "the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for canvas.
noun
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
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noun
an oil painting on canvas fabric
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noun
the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account; "the crowded canvas of history"; "the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound"
See also: canvass
noun
a tent made of canvas fabric
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noun
a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
noun
the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete; "the boxer picked himself up off the canvas"
See also: canvass
verb
solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign
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verb
get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
verb
cover with canvas; "She canvassed the walls of her living room so as to conceal the ugly cracks"
verb
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"
Example sentences
How else can you stare at an empty canvas and see a work of art?
Do you think the artist who painted that portrait made his own canvas and made his own paints?
This is not unlike the way that canvas and oils create a certain ambiance about an oil painting.
It is using basic trigonometric functions and is using canvas only to write RGB pixels.
There's no real conceptual difference between a <canvas> element, a <video> element, a WebGL experience, a NaCl app or a Flash <object> on your webpage.
By this time, the screen, since it's still resolving and moving things around the canvas or whatever the hell it's doing, well by the time my mouse event registers, the object I wanted has moved away.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use canvas in a sentence?
How else can you stare at an empty canvas and see a work of art?
What does canvas mean?
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
What part of speech is canvas?
canvas is commonly used as noun, verb.