Canary

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  • noun. A small finch (Serinus canaria) native to the Canary Islands that is greenish to yellow and has long been bred as a cage bird.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A woman singer.
  • noun. An informer; a stool pigeon.
  • noun. A sweet white wine from the Canary Islands, similar to Madeira.
  • noun. A light to moderate or vivid yellow.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In Australia, a name of Clitonyx ochrocephala, a relative of the lyrebird.
  • To dance; frolic; perform the old dance called a canary.
  • noun. Wine made in the Canary islands.
  • noun. A lively French and English dance, of disputed origin, similar to the jig: named from the Canary islands. Often written canaries.
  • noun. A melody intended for such a dance, written in sextuple (or sometimes quadruple) rhythm.
  • noun. A canary-bird (which see).
  • noun. A sovereign (gold coin): so called from its color.
  • noun. A kept mistress.
  • noun. A word put by Shakspere in its singular arid plural forms into the mouth of Mrs. Quickly, in the explanation of which commentators differ. It is probably an intentional blunder for quandary.
  • Of the color of the domestic canary-bird; bright-yellow.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Wine made in the Canary Islands; sack.
  • noun. A canary bird.
  • noun. A pale yellow color, like that of a canary bird.
  • noun. A quick and lively dance.
  • intransitive verb. To perform the canary dance; to move nimbly; to caper.
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to the Canary Islands.
  • adjective. Of a pale yellowish color.
  • adjective. a grass of the genus Phalaris (Phalaris Canariensis), producing the seed used as food for canary birds.
  • adjective. a yellow species of carnelian, named from its resemblance in color to the plumage of the canary bird.
  • adjective. the beautiful wood of the trees Persea Indica and Persea Canariensis, natives of Madeira and the Canary Islands.
  • adjective. See Canary bird flower, under Canary bird.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A small, usually yellow, finch (genus Serinus), a songbird native to the Canary Islands.
  • noun. Any of various small birds of different countries, most of which are largely yellow in colour.
  • noun. A light, slightly greenish, yellow colour.
  • noun. A light, sweet, white wine from the Canary Islands.
  • noun. A lively dance, possibly of Spanish origin (also called canaries).
  • noun. Any test subject, especially an inadvertent or unwilling one. (From the mining practice of using canaries to detect dangerous gases.)
  • noun. A female singer, soprano, a coloratura singer.
  • noun. An informer or snitch; a squealer.
  • noun. A (usually yellow) capsule of Nembutalâ„¢ barbiturate.
  • noun. A yellow sticker of unroadworthiness.
  • adjective. Of a light yellow colour.
  • verb. to dance nimbly (as in the canary dance)
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
  • noun. a female singer
  • noun. any of several small Old World finches
  • adjective. having the color of a canary; of a light to moderate yellow
  • noun. a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge
  • Word Usage
    "Just keep Hal's team with the possible additions of Zatanna and Black canary from the current team, and you have a team worth reading!"
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