canvass

canvass is a 7-letter English word with 17 senses as noun, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To sift; to strain; to examine thoroughly; to scrutinize; as, to canvass the votes cast at an election; to canvass a district with reference to its probable vote. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 15 · 17 senses

Definitions

1. noun. To sift; to strain; to examine thoroughly; to scrutinize; as, to canvass the votes cast at an election; to canvass a district with reference to its probable vote.
2. noun. To examine by discussion; to debate.
3. noun. To go trough, with personal solicitation or public addresses; as, to canvass a district for votes; to canvass a city for subscriptions.
4. intransitive verb. To search thoroughly; to engage in solicitation by traversing a district; as, to canvass for subscriptions or for votes; to canvass for a book, a publisher, or in behalf of a charity; -- commonly followed by for.
5. noun. Close inspection; careful review for verification; as, a canvass of votes.
6. noun. Examination in the way of discussion or debate.
7. noun. Search; exploration; solicitation; systematic effort to obtain votes, subscribers, etc.
8. noun. a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)

   Synonyms: canvas

9. noun. the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete

   "the boxer picked himself up off the canvas"

   Synonyms: canvas

10. noun. an oil painting on canvas fabric

    Synonyms: canvas

11. noun. a tent made of canvas fabric

    Synonyms: canvas

12. noun. a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel

    Synonyms: canvas, sail, sheet

13. noun. an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people

    Synonyms: poll

14. noun. the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account

    "the crowded canvas of history"

    "the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound"

    Synonyms: canvas

15. verb. 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"

    Synonyms: analyse, analyze, canvas, examine, study

16. verb. get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions

    Synonyms: canvas, poll

17. verb. solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign

    Synonyms: canvas

Synonyms

canvas, sail, sheet, poll, analyse, analyze, examine, study

Common word forms

canvas, canvassed, canvasser, canvasses, canvassing

Words from these letters

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