Definitions for canopy

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canopy can·o·py

Spelling: [kan-uh-pee]

IPA: /ˈkæn ə pi/

Canopy is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 83 anagrams from letters in canopy (acnopy).

Definitions for canopy

noun

1. a covering, usually of fabric, supported on poles or suspended above a bed, throne, exalted personage, or sacred object.
2. an overhanging projection or covering, as a long canvas awning stretching from the doorway of a building to a curb.
3. an ornamental, rooflike projection or covering.
4. Also called crown canopy, crown cover. the cover formed by the leafy upper branches of the trees in a forest.
5. the sky.
6. the part of a parachute that opens up and fills with air, usually made of nylon or silk.
7. the transparent cover over the cockpit of an airplane.

verb (used with object)

1. to cover with or as with a canopy:

Origin of canopy

1350-1400; Middle English canope Medieval Latin canōpēum, variant of Latin cōnōpēum mosquito net Greek kōnōpeîon bed with net to keep gnats off, equivalent to kṓnōp(s) gnat + -eion, neuter of

Examples for canopy

The hangings were of crimson velvet, and the canopy of the richest purple.

At night, our couch will be on a platform surmounted by a canopy like a throne.

The pole and the canopy of the hammock tangled inextricably its occupant.

Smoke rises above the canopy as gentle chanting rumbles across the jungle floor.

The canopy is held up by prelates, and the chairmen are in knee-breeches and red velvet.

Even the ex-Governor only bowed from the Governor's seat under the canopy.

The two SUWU shorties opened fire on what they mistook for rival shorties in a park, huddled under a canopy during a rainstorm.

After a while, it will seem natural to erect a canopy to shield the worshipers from the elements.

But the leaves and branches – the canopy it effectively creates -- is made up of solar panels.

The sun was shooting over the cliffs a canopy as of smoke above their heads.