Noun Definition

canvas

1.Definition: a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)

Related Noun(s):canvass

Category: Objects

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

Related Noun(s):canvass, sail, sheet

Category: Objects

3.Definition: a tent made of canvas fabric

Related Noun(s):canvass

Category: Objects

4.Definition: an oil painting on canvas fabric

Related Noun(s):canvass

Category: Objects

5.Definition: the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete

"The boxer picked himself up off the canvas"

Related Noun(s):canvass

Category: Objects

6.Definition: the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account

"The crowded canvas of history", "The movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound"

Related Noun(s):canvass

Category: General