Canvass
nnoun.statethe setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic accountSynset:canvas
Examples:- the crowded canvas of history
- the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound
Hypernyms:background scope setting
Inherited Hypernyms:canvassettingenvironmentsituationstateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.cognitionan inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of peopleSynset:opinion poll poll public opinion poll
Derivationally Related Form:canvasspollpollster
Hypernyms:enquiry inquiry research
Inherited Hypernyms:pollinquiryproblem solvingthinkinghigher cognitive processprocesscognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:exit pollstraw pollstraw vote
Full Hyponyms:exit pollstraw vote
nnoun.artifacta large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vesselSynset:canvas sail sheet
Derivationally Related Form:sail
Part Holonyms:sailing ship sailing vessel
Hypernyms:piece of cloth piece of material
Inherited Hypernyms:sailpiece of clothfabricartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:sailpiece of clothpiecepartobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:balloon sailcrossjackfore-and-aft sailforesailheadsailmain-topsailmainsailmizzen coursepress of canvaspress of sailroyalsave-allskysailsquare sailtopgallanttopgallant sailtopsail
Part Meronyms:reef
Full Hyponyms:balloon sailcrossjackflying jibfore-and-aft sailfore-topsailforesailgaff topsailgaffsailheadsailjiblateenlugsailmain-topsailmain coursemainsailmizzenpress of sailroyalsave-allskysailspankerspinnakerspritsailsquare sailstaysailtopgallanttopsail
nnoun.artifacta tent made of canvas fabricSynset:canvas canvas tent
Hypernyms:collapsible shelter tent
Inherited Hypernyms:canvas tenttentshelterstructureartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:Sibley tentbig topcircus tentfield tentround toptopwall tent
Full Hyponyms:circus tentfield tentsibley tentwall tent
nnoun.artifactan oil painting on canvas fabricSynset:canvas
Hypernyms:oil painting
Inherited Hypernyms:canvasoil paintingpaintinggraphic artartcreationartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.artifactthe mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers competeSynset:canvas
Examples:- the boxer picked himself up off the canvas
Part Holonyms:ring
Hypernyms:gym mat mat
Inherited Hypernyms:canvasmatsports equipmentequipmentinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.artifacta heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)Synset:canvas
Hypernyms:cloth fabric material textile
Inherited Hypernyms:canvasfabricartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:tarptarpaulin
Substance Meronyms:hemp
nnoun.artifacta heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)Synset:canvas
Hypernyms:cloth fabric material textile
Inherited Hypernyms:canvasfabricartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:tarptarpaulin
Substance Meronyms:hemp
nnoun.artifactan oil painting on canvas fabricSynset:canvas
Hypernyms:oil painting
Inherited Hypernyms:canvasoil paintingpaintinggraphic artartcreationartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.statethe setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic accountSynset:canvas
Examples:- the crowded canvas of history
- the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound
Hypernyms:background scope setting
Inherited Hypernyms:canvassettingenvironmentsituationstateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.artifacta tent made of canvas fabricSynset:canvas canvas tent
Hypernyms:collapsible shelter tent
Inherited Hypernyms:canvas tenttentshelterstructureartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:Sibley tentbig topcircus tentfield tentround toptopwall tent
Full Hyponyms:circus tentfield tentsibley tentwall tent
nnoun.artifacta large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vesselSynset:canvas sail sheet
Derivationally Related Form:sail
Part Holonyms:sailing ship sailing vessel
Hypernyms:piece of cloth piece of material
Inherited Hypernyms:sailpiece of clothfabricartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:sailpiece of clothpiecepartobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:balloon sailcrossjackfore-and-aft sailforesailheadsailmain-topsailmainsailmizzen coursepress of canvaspress of sailroyalsave-allskysailsquare sailtopgallanttopgallant sailtopsail
Part Meronyms:reef
Full Hyponyms:balloon sailcrossjackflying jibfore-and-aft sailfore-topsailforesailgaff topsailgaffsailheadsailjiblateenlugsailmain-topsailmain coursemainsailmizzenpress of sailroyalsave-allskysailspankerspinnakerspritsailsquare sailstaysailtopgallanttopsail
nnoun.artifactthe mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers competeSynset:canvas
Examples:- the boxer picked himself up off the canvas
Part Holonyms:ring
Hypernyms:gym mat mat
Inherited Hypernyms:canvasmatsports equipmentequipmentinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
vverb.socialget the opinions (of people) by asking specific questionsSynset:poll
Derivationally Related Form:canvasspollcanvasser
Hypernyms:survey
Inherited Hypernyms:pollsurveyanalyze
Direct Hyponyms:circularisecircularize
Full Troponyms:circularize
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.socialsolicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaignDerivationally Related Form:canvasscanvasser
Hypernyms:beg solicit tap
Inherited Hypernyms:canvasssolicitrequestcommunicateconveytransfermove
Direct Hyponyms:circularize
Full Troponyms:circularize
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.cognitionconsider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaningSynset:analyse analyze examine study
Examples:- analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare
- analyze the evidence in a criminal trial
- analyze your real motives
Derivationally Related Form:examinationanalystanalyseranalysisstudy
Inherited Hypernyms:analyze
Direct Hyponyms:anatomizeappraiseassayauditcheckcheck intocheck outcheck overcheck up oncompareconsiderdiagnosefollowgo overinspectinvestigatelook atlook intonamereexaminereviewscreenscrutinisescrutinizesievesiftsurveysuss outtraceview
Full Troponyms:analogizeanatomizeassayauditbaby-sitbioassaycast aboutcavecheckcircularizecollatecompareconsultcontemplatediagnoseexperimentexploregooglegroakguardhearinvestigateinvigilatekeep tabs onmapmapquestpatrolpioneerplumbpollprobeprospectput out feelersre-examinere-explorerehearresearchreviewscreensievespystand guardsurveytraceviewwatch
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Sam and Sue --- the movie (apply to: analyze, study, analyse, examine)
vverb.contactcover with canvasExamples:- She canvassed the walls of her living room so as to conceal the ugly cracks
Hypernyms:cover
Inherited Hypernyms:canvascover
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something