Dictionary Entry
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
- 1noun
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.
- 2noun
To examine by discussion; to debate.
- 3noun
To go trough, with personal solicitation or public addresses; as, to canvass a district for votes; to canvass a city for subscriptions.
- 4intransitive 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.
- 5noun
Close inspection; careful review for verification; as, a canvass of votes.
- 6noun
Examination in the way of discussion or debate.
- 7noun
Search; exploration; solicitation; systematic effort to obtain votes, subscribers, etc.
- 8noun
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
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- 9noun
the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete
"the boxer picked himself up off the canvas"
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- 10noun
an oil painting on canvas fabric
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- 11noun
a tent made of canvas fabric
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- 12noun
a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
- 13noun
an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
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- 14noun
the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account
"the crowded canvas of history"
"the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound"
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- 15verb
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"
- 16verb
get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
- 17verb
solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign
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