Definition of canary Canary

/kʌnɛˈɹi/ - [kuneree] - ca•nar•y

We found 27 definitions of canary from 6 different sources.

What does canary mean?

Noun Plural: canaries
canary - any of several small Old World finches
		canary bird
		finch any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
		genus serinus, serinus Old World finches; e.g. canaries and serins
canary - a female singer
		vocalist, vocaliser, vocalizer, singer a person who sings
canary - someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
		fink, snitch, snitcher, stoolpigeon, stool pigeon, stoolie, sneak, sneaker
		blabber, informer, betrayer, squealer, rat one who reveals confidential information in return for money
canary - a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge
		canary yellow
		yellow, yellowness yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons
Adjective canary, canarier, canariest
canary - having the color of a canary; of a light to moderate yellow
		canary-yellow
		chromatic being or having or characterized by hue

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canary (Noun)
A small, usually yellow, finch genus Serinus, a songbird native to the Canary Islands .
canary (Noun)
Any of various small birds of different countries, most of which are largely yellow in colour.
canary (Noun)
A light, slightly greenish, yellow colour.
canary (Noun)
A light, sweet, white wine from the Canary Islands.
canary (Noun)
A lively dance, possibly of Spanish origin also called canaries.
canary (Noun)
Any test subject, especially an inadvertent or unwilling one.
canary (Noun)
A female singer, soprano, a coloratura singer.
canary (Noun)
An informer or snitch; a squealer.
canary (Noun)
A usually yellow capsule of Nembutal™ barbiturate.
canary (Noun)
A yellow sticker of unroadworthiness.
canary (Verb)
To dance nimbly.
canary (Adjective)
Of a light yellow colour.

canary (a.)
Of or pertaining to the Canary Islands; as, canary wine; canary birds.
canary (a.)
Of a pale yellowish color; as, Canary stone.
canary (n.)
Wine made in the Canary Islands; sack.
canary (n.)
A canary bird.
canary (n.)
A pale yellow color, like that of a canary bird.
canary (n.)
A quick and lively dance.
canary (v. i.)
To perform the canary dance; to move nimbly; to caper.

canary
A small songbird (Serinus canaria) in the finch family originating from Madeira and the Canary Islands.

canary
ka-nā′ri, n. a light sweet wine from the Canary Islands: a bird originally from the Canary Islands: a lively dance.—adj. canary-coloured, bright yellow.—ns. Canā′ry-bird, a canary: (slang) a jail-bird: a mistress; Canā′ry-grass, a grass of which the seed is much used as food for canary-birds; Canā′ry-wood, the dark-coloured timber of two lauraceous trees of the Azores and Madeira

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