canvas
/ˈkænvəs/noun
उच्चारण कैन्वस
किरमिच, कैनवास
Core wordPYP · asked 3 times
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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[U]
a strong heavy rough material used for making tents and sails, and by artists for painting on
किरमिच, कैनवास
- a canvas bag
- canvas shoes
- The tent was made of heavy canvas.
+ 2 more examples
- He carries his books in a canvas bag.
- The boots were made of canvas and rubber.
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[C]
a piece of canvas used for painting on; a painting done on a piece of canvas, using oil paints
चित्र-पट, (तैल) चित्र
- a canvas by Raja Ravi Varma
- The gallery displayed a large canvas that showed a village fair in bright colours.
- The artist stretched a fresh canvas on the frame.
+ 2 more examples
- A large canvas hung on the museum wall.
- She sold her first canvas for ten thousand rupees.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
canvas (uncountable: cloth)
As the strong cloth for tents, sails and bags, canvas is uncountable; say a piece of canvas.
तंबू, पाल और थैलों के मज़बूत कपड़े के रूप में 'canvas' uncountable है; 'a piece of canvas' कहिए।
- The tent was made of canvas.
- The sailors mended a piece of canvas.
a canvas (painting surface)
As a surface for painting, a canvas is countable. A painting can also be called a canvas.
चित्र बनाने की सतह के रूप में 'canvas' countable है; किसी चित्र को भी canvas कहा जा सकता है।
- The artist stretched a canvas over a wooden frame.
- Her latest canvas shows a village fair.
under canvas / on canvas
Under canvas means living in a tent; on canvas means painted on a canvas.
'Under canvas' का अर्थ तंबू में रहना है; 'on canvas' का अर्थ canvas पर चित्रित है।
- The scouts spent a week under canvas in the hills.
- The artist worked in oil on canvas.
canvas vs canvass
Canvas with one s is cloth; canvass with two s is a verb meaning to ask for votes or opinions.
एक s वाला 'canvas' कपड़ा है; दो s वाला 'canvass' वोट या राय माँगने की क्रिया है।
- Volunteers canvassed votes door to door.
+Collocations 4
adjective + canvas
blankheavyoilwaterproofstretched
- The artist stared at the blank canvas.
verb + canvas
paint onstretchprimeroll upcover with
- Cover the stack with canvas to protect it from rain.
canvas + noun
shoesbagtentsailroof
- He wore canvas shoes to school.
on / under canvas
on canvasunder canvasin oil on canvason a large canvas
- The exhibition showed oil on canvas from the Mughal era.
“More examples 5
- The students painted a mural on a large canvas for the fest.
विद्यार्थियों ने उत्सव के लिए एक बड़े canvas पर भित्ति चित्र बनाया।
- Radhika wore white canvas shoes to the sports day.
राधिका ने खेल दिवस पर सफ़ेद canvas के जूते पहने।
- The circus tent was made of heavy canvas.
सर्कस का तंबू भारी canvas का बना था।
- The novelist paints a vast canvas of rural life.
उपन्यासकार ग्रामीण जीवन का विस्तृत चित्र प्रस्तुत करता है।
- The soldiers camped under canvas near the border.
सैनिकों ने सीमा के पास तंबुओं में डेरा डाला।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The party workers canvas votes in the colony.
✓ The party workers canvass votes in the colony.
The verb meaning to ask for votes is canvass, with two s.
वोट माँगने की क्रिया 'canvass' है, दो s के साथ।
✗ The artist painted on a canvass.
✓ The artist painted on a canvas.
The cloth or painting surface is spelt canvas with one s.
कपड़े या चित्र की सतह की वर्तनी एक s वाली 'canvas' है।
✗ The tent is made from canvases.
✓ The tent is made of canvas.
As a material, canvas is uncountable and has no plural.
सामग्री के रूप में 'canvas' uncountable है और इसका plural नहीं होता।
AaSpelling
can·vas
?Which word?
canvas or canvass?
Canvas (one s at the end) is a strong cloth, or a painting. Canvass (double s) is a verb meaning to ask people to vote for somebody or to support something: 'canvass for votes'. Both are pronounced /ˈkænvəs/.
Canvas (अंत में एक s) मज़बूत कपड़ा, या चित्र है। Canvass (दो s) verb है, जिसका अर्थ 'किसी के लिए वोट या समर्थन माँगना' है: 'canvass for votes'। दोनों की pronunciation /ˈkænvəs/ है।
Homophone, asked very often: canvas (cloth; a painting) and canvass (ask for votes).
Homophone में यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: canvas (कपड़ा; चित्र) और canvass (वोट माँगना)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Under canvas (living in tents), a broad canvas (a wide range of subjects).
Collocations: under canvas (तंबुओं में रहना), a broad canvas (विषयों की विस्तृत श्रृंखला)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Raja Ravi Varma is famous for oil paintings on canvas of Indian themes.
राजा रवि वर्मा भारतीय विषयों पर कैनवास पर तैलचित्रों के लिए प्रसिद्ध हैं।