ASHCAN SCHOOL as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • early 20th-century United States painting
    • portrays realistic and sordid scenes of city life
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) Ashcan school is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  2. Meaning
    • a group of United States painters founded in 1907 and noted for their realistic depictions of sordid aspects of city life
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) Ashcan School is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower