a detailed critical inspection | a heavy, closely woven fabric |
a room used for reading and writing and studying | the mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete |
preliminary drawing for later elaboration | a tent made of canvas fabric |
attentive consideration and meditation | a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel |
a branch of knowledge | an oil painting on canvas fabric |
applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading) | an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people |
a state of deep mental absorption | the setting for a narrative or fictional or dramatic account |
a written document describing the findings of some individual or group | |
a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique | |
someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play) | |