canvas (noun)

  • 71stroke — noun 1》 an act of hitting: he received three strokes of the cane.     ↘Golf an act of hitting the ball with a club, as a unit of scoring.     ↘a sound made by a striking clock. 2》 a mark made by drawing a pen, pencil, or paintbrush once across… …

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  • 72baby-walker — noun an enclosing framework on casters or wheels; helps babies learn to walk • Syn: ↑walker, ↑go cart • Derivationally related forms: ↑walk (for: ↑walker) • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 73balloon sail — noun any light loose sail • Hypernyms: ↑sail, ↑canvas, ↑canvass, ↑sheet * * * noun : a large light sail (as a spinnaker) set in addition to or in place of an ordinary light sail especially by yachts in moderate weather * * * Naut. any light,… …

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  • 74beach chair — noun a folding chair for use outdoors; a wooden frame supports a length of canvas • Syn: ↑deck chair • Hypernyms: ↑folding chair * * * beach chair UK US noun [countable] [singular …

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  • 75color wash — noun a wash of whitewash or other water base paint tinted with a colored pigment • Syn: ↑colour wash • Hypernyms: ↑wash * * * ˈcolour wash 7 [colour wash colour washes] …

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  • 76colour wash — noun a wash of whitewash or other water base paint tinted with a colored pigment • Syn: ↑color wash • Hypernyms: ↑wash * * * ˈcolour wash 7 [colour wash colour washes] (e …

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  • 77Conestoga wagon — noun a large wagon with broad wheels and an arched canvas top; used by the United States pioneers to cross the prairies in the 19th century (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑covered wagon, ↑Conestoga, ↑prairie wagon, ↑prairie schooner • Hypernyms: ↑wagon, ↑ …

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  • 78cork jacket — noun life preserver consisting of a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable design • Syn: ↑life jacket, ↑life vest • Hypernyms: ↑life preserver, ↑preserver, ↑flotation device • Hyponyms: ↑ …

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  • 79fly sheet — noun flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent • Syn: ↑tent fly, ↑rainfly, ↑fly, ↑tent flap • Hypernyms: ↑flap • Part Holonyms: ↑fly tent …

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  • 80headcounter — noun someone who conducts surveys of public opinion a pollster conducts public opinion polls a headcounter counts heads • Syn: ↑pollster, ↑poll taker, ↑canvasser • Derivationally related forms: ↑canvas ( …

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