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canvass::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | canvas, sail, sheet |
| Type of | piece of cloth, piece of material |
| Has types | main-topsail, mainsail, save-all, balloon sail, topsail, topgallant sail, topgallant, crossjack, fore-and-aft sail, foresail, headsail, mizzen course, press of canvas, press of sail, square sail, royal, skysail |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | canvas, canvas tent |
| Type of | collapsible shelter, tent |
| Has types | wall tent, round top, field tent, circus tent, top, big top, sibley tent |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | canvas |
| Type of | oil painting |
canvass::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | opinion poll, poll, public opinion poll |
| Type of | inquiry, enquiry, research |
| Has types | straw poll, straw vote, exit poll |
canvass::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | canvas |
| Type of | setting, scope, background |
canvass::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | analyse, analyze, examine, study |
| Has types | view, look into, name, reexamine, review, screen, scrutinise, scrutinize, sieve, sift, survey, suss out, trace, anatomize, appraise, assay, audit, check, check into, check out, check over, check up on, compare, consider, diagnose, follow, go over, inspect, investigate, look at |
canvass::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | poll |
| Type of | survey |
| Has types | circularise, circularize |
| Derivation | canvasser |
canvass::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | solicit, tap, beg |
| Has types | circularize |
| Derivation | canvasser |
Examples of canvass
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Just canvass the collective work done by research analysts since the Settlement.
From the forbes.com
I've had the pleasure to canvass for his campaign and it was a great experience.
From the dailyherald.com
Jon Curley from Charlotte, N.C., was convinced by his wife to canvass with her.
From the abcnews.go.com
The results are unofficial until the canvass, which is scheduled for 11 a.m. Nov.
From the charlotteobserver.com
A voter card sent to Hamen this summer in the annual canvass came back, she said.
From the dailyherald.com
After the canvass, Lehman's staff began counting those that weren't tossed out.
From the kansas.com
Next month he'll canvass with the states options for health and hospitals reform.
From the smh.com.au
Often those who lost it all responded to newspaper ads or cold canvass techniques.
From the cqnews.com.au
Good individual plans are hard to find, so make sure to canvass the landscape.
From the forbes.com
- Canvas: the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account; "the crowded canvas of history"; "the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound"
- Poll: get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
- Poll: an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
- Solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign
- Analyze: consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; "analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare"; "analyze the evidence in a criminal trial"; "analyze your real motives"
- Sail: a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
- Canvas tent: a tent made of canvas fabric
- Canvas: the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete; "the boxer picked himself up off the canvas"
- Canvas: a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
