Engelsk navneord: canvas | |||
1. | canvas (om genstand) a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents) | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | canvass | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | cloth, fabric, material, textile | ||
Mere specifikke termer | tarp, tarpaulin | ||
Vedrærer disse specifikke termer | hemp | ||
2. | canvas (om genstand) an oil painting on canvas fabric | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | canvass | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | oil painting | ||
3. | canvas (om tilstand) the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The crowded canvas of history. The movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | canvass | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | background, scope, setting | ||
4. | canvas (om genstand) a tent made of canvas fabric | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | canvas tent, canvass | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | collapsible shelter, tent | ||
Mere specifikke termer | big top, circus tent, field tent, round top, Sibley tent, top, wall tent | ||
5. | canvas (om genstand) a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | canvass, sail, sheet | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | piece of cloth, piece of material | ||
Mere specifikke termer | balloon sail, crossjack, fore-and-aft sail, foresail, headsail, main-topsail, mainsail, mizzen course, press of canvas, press of sail, royal, save-all, skysail, square sail, topgallant, topgallant sail, topsail | ||
Omfatter disse specifikke termer | reef | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede termer | sailing ship, sailing vessel | ||
6. | canvas (om genstand) the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The boxer picked himself up off the canvas. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | canvass | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | gym mat, mat | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede termer | ring | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: canvas | |||
1. | canvas (om adfærd) solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | canvass | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | beg, solicit, tap | ||
Mere specifikke termer | circularize | ||
2. | canvas (om adfærd) get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | canvass, poll | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | survey | ||
Mere specifikke termer | circularise, circularize | ||
3. | canvas (om relation) cover with canvas | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | She canvassed the walls of her living room so as to conceal the ugly cracks. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | cover | ||
4. | canvas (om erkendelse) consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare. Analyze the evidence in a criminal trial. Analyze your real motives. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | analyse, analyze, canvass, examine, study | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mere specifikke termer | anatomize, appraise, assay, audit, check, check into, check out, check over, check up on, compare, consider, diagnose, diagnose, follow, go over, inspect, investigate, look at, look into, look into, name, reexamine, review, screen, scrutinise, scrutinize, sieve, sift, survey, survey, suss out, trace, view | ||