canvasses

Noun

• the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account
• an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
• a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
• a tent made of canvas fabric
• an oil painting on canvas fabric
• the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete
• a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
• plural of canvas (UK spelling)
• plural of canvass

Verb

• get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
• solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign
• consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
• third-person singular simple present indicative of canvas
• third-person singular simple present indicative of canvass

Synonyms

analyse, analyze, canvas, canvas tent, canvass, examine, opinion poll, poll, public opinion poll, sail, sheet, study