# canvases

Pronunciation: say "KAN-vuhs-iz" /ˈkænvəsɪz/

## Noun

1. Plural of canvas. *(US)* — plural of canvas
   - Simple: Plural of canvas. Use this form when you mean more than one canvas.
   - _Several blank canvases waited on the easels for the morning class._
   - _The museum stores hundreds of canvases in a climate-controlled vault._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of canvas. — third-person singular simple present indicative of canvas
   - Simple: The form of canvas used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
   - _Each spring the boatyard canvases the deck to protect it from the weather._
   - _She canvases the frame tightly before she starts to paint._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/canvases (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).