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kambas [kam.bas.] : canvas (n.)
Synonyms: kanbas

Derivatives of kambas


Glosses:
canvas
n. (artifact)1. canvas, canvassa heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents).
~ cloth, fabric, textile, materialartifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers.; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
~ tarp, tarpaulinwaterproofed canvas.
~ hempa plant fiber.
n. (artifact)2. canvas, canvassan oil painting on canvas fabric.
~ oil paintinga picture painted with oil paints.
n. (state)3. canvas, canvassthe setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account.; "the crowded canvas of history"; "the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound"
~ scope, setting, backgroundthe state of the environment in which a situation exists.; "you can't do that in a university setting"
n. (artifact)4. canvas, canvas tent, canvassa tent made of canvas fabric.
~ big top, circus tent, round top, topa canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance.; "he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent"; "they had the big top up in less than an hour"
~ field tenta canvas tent for use in the field.
~ sibley tenta light conical canvas tent erected on a tripod with ventilation at the top.
~ collapsible shelter, tenta portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs).; "he pitched his tent near the creek"
~ wall tenta canvas tent with four vertical walls.
n. (artifact)5. canvas, canvass, sail, sheeta large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel.
~ balloon sailany light loose sail.
~ crossjack, mizzen coursethe lowermost sail on a mizzenmast.
~ fore-and-aft sailany sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction.
~ foresailthe lowest sail on the foremast of a square-rigged vessel.
~ reefone of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind.
~ headsailany sail set forward of the foremast of a vessel.
~ mainsailthe lowermost sail on the mainmast.
~ main-topsaila topsail set on the mainmast.
~ piece of cloth, piece of materiala separate part consisting of fabric.
~ press of canvas, press of sailthe greatest amount of sail that a ship can carry safely.
~ royala sail set next above the topgallant on a royal mast.
~ sailing ship, sailing vessela vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts.
~ save-alla sail set to catch wind spilled from a larger sail.
~ skysailthe sail above the royal on a square-rigger.
~ square saila four-sided sail set beneath a horizontal yard suspended at the middle from a mast.
~ topgallant, topgallant saila sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast.
~ topsaila sail (or either of a pair of sails) immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast.
n. (artifact)6. canvas, canvassthe mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete.; "the boxer picked himself up off the canvas"
~ gym mat, matsports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports.
~ ringa platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle.
v. (social)7. canvas, canvasssolicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign.
~ solicit, beg, tapmake a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently.; "Henry IV solicited the Pope for a divorce"; "My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different charities"
~ circularizecanvass by using a questionnaire.
v. (social)8. canvas, canvass, pollget the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions.
~ surveymake a survey of; for statistical purposes.
~ circularise, circularizecanvass by distributing letters.
v. (contact)9. canvascover with canvas.; "She canvassed the walls of her living room so as to conceal the ugly cracks"
~ coverprovide with a covering or cause to be covered.; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"
v. (cognition)10. analyse, analyze, canvas, canvass, examine, studyconsider 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"
~ anatomizeanalyze down to the smallest detail.; "This writer anatomized the depth of human behavior"
~ diagnose, namedetermine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis.
~ diagnosesubject to a medical analysis.
~ survey, appraiseconsider in a comprehensive way.; "He appraised the situation carefully before acting"
~ surveymake a survey of; for statistical purposes.
~ compareexamine and note the similarities or differences of.; "John compared his haircut to his friend's"; "We compared notes after we had both seen the movie"
~ check, check into, check out, check over, check up on, suss out, look into, go overexamine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition.; "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine"
~ assayanalyze (chemical substances).
~ reexamine, reviewlook at again; examine again.; "let's review your situation"
~ audit, scrutinise, scrutinize, inspectexamine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification.; "audit accounts and tax returns"
~ screenexamine methodically.; "screen the suitcases"
~ trace, followfollow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something.; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba"; "trace the student's progress"
~ investigate, look intoinvestigate scientifically.; "Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese"
~ sieve, siftcheck and sort carefully.; "sift the information"
~ look at, view, considerlook at carefully; study mentally.; "view a problem"