Vocab Tadka : Canvas vs Canvass (Confusing Words)
Lets discuss the difference between confusing words Canvas & Canvass.
CANVAS
| 1 | (n) | a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents) Type: ‘noun.artifact’ Synonym: canvass, |
| 2 | (n) | an oil painting on canvas fabric Type: ‘noun.artifact’ Synonym: canvass, |
| 3 | (n) | the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account Type: ‘noun.state’ Synonym: canvass, |
| 4 | (n) | a tent made of canvas fabric Type: ‘noun.artifact’ Synonym: canvas tent, canvass, |
| 5 | (n) | a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel Type: ‘noun.artifact’ Synonym: canvass, sail, sheet, |
| 6 | (n) | the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete Type: ‘noun.artifact’ Synonym: canvass, |
| 1 | (v) | solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign Type: ‘verb.social’ Synonym: canvass, |
| 2 | (v) | get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions Type: ‘verb.social’ Synonym: canvass, poll, |
| 3 | (v) | cover with canvas Type: ‘verb.contact’ |
| 4 | (v) | consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning Type: ‘verb.cognition’ Synonym: analyse, analyze, canvass, examine, study, |
Sentence Usage : To learn the word better write your sentence in comment below
- As he headed into Fairhaven carrying the canvas, Jackson realized with a start that he had not fed all day.
- He propped the canvas on the sofa and stood across from it with his blood cocktail.
- He went back and forth with the canvas from his bedroom to the music room, unsure where to hang it.
How to remember : a can full of blood through the vas that use for painting on the canvas
CANVASS
| 1 | (n) | the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account Type: ‘noun.state’ Synonym: canvas, |
| 2 | (n) | an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people Type: ‘noun.cognition’ Synonym: opinion poll, poll, public opinion poll, |
| 3 | (n) | a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel Type: ‘noun.artifact’ Synonym: canvas, sail, sheet, |
| 4 | (n) | a tent made of canvas fabric Type: ‘noun.artifact’ Synonym: canvas, canvas tent, |
| 5 | (n) | an oil painting on canvas fabric Type: ‘noun.artifact’ Synonym: canvas, |
| 6 | (n) | the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete Type: ‘noun.artifact’ Synonym: canvas, |
| 7 | (n) | a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents) Type: ‘noun.artifact’ Synonym: canvas, |
| 1 | (v) | get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions Type: ‘verb.social’ Synonym: canvas, poll, |
| 2 | (v) | solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign Type: ‘verb.social’ Synonym: canvas, |
| 3 | (v) | consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning Type: ‘verb.cognition’ Synonym: analyse, analyze, canvas, examine, study, |
Sentence Usage : To learn the word better write your sentence in comment below
- He would not canvass, nor pay agents to canvass for him, nor would he engage to attend to the local business of the constituency.
- Canvass of the electors to see whether votes could be secured.
- A Republican convention in his district demanded his resignation, and re-election seemed impossible; but he defended himself in two pamphlets, “Increase of Salaries” and “Review of the Transactions of the Credit Mobilier Company,” made a village-to-village canvass, and was victorious.
How to remember : In Sri Lankan Cricket team there is a player with Name Chaminda Vas. Suppose if selectors will say “Can Vas play the next Tournament ?” They are looking for votes.
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