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canvas
Noun
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A canvas is a type of hard, rough cloth used for making sails, tents, and painted on.
John prepared the canvas for the sail.
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Canvas that is stretched out on a frame to be painted on.
A good artist chooses his or her own canvas.
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Canvas is something that is a basis for a creative work.
The life in rural France served as a canvas for Ted F. Adams' Around the Tree.
canvas
Verb
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If you canvas something, you cover an area or object with canvas.
strap
Noun
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A strap is a long and narrow strip of either leather or cloth usually used to tie things together.
Since we had no strings, we had to use the red strap to tie our tent.
strap
Verb
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When you strap something, you use a strap to tie around an object and fasten it.
I strapped the loose strap around my bag.
package
Noun
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A package is something in a box, usually to send in the mail.
Some packages arrived from the post office.
She came home from the shops with a lot of packages.
package
Verb
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If you package something, you put it in a box, usually to send it in the mail.
We packaged up the broken radio, and sent it back to the shop.