canvas
NOUNVERB
/kænvəs/
6 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH C
canvas is a valid 6-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3A1N1V4A1S1
3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING
What does canvas mean?
NOUN · 6 SENSES
1
A large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2
A tent made of canvas fabric.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
3
A heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents).
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
4
An oil painting on canvas fabric.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
5
The setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account.
“the crowded canvas of history”
“the movie demanded a dramatic canvas of sound”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
6
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
BROADER
VERB · 1 SENSE
1
Cover with canvas.
“She canvassed the walls of her living room so as to conceal the ugly cracks”
BROADER