Thesaurus: canary
Of or pertaining to the Canary Islands; as, canary wine; canary birds.
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Definitions
- a. Of or pertaining to the Canary Islands; as, canary wine; canary birds.
- a. Of a pale yellowish color; as, Canary stone.
- n. Wine made in the Canary Islands; sack.
- n. A canary bird.
- n. A pale yellow color, like that of a canary bird.
- n. A quick and lively dance.
- v. i. To perform the canary dance; to move nimbly; to caper.
- adj. having the color of a canary; of a light to moderate yellow
- n. someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
- n. a female singer
- n. a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge
- n. any of several small Old World finches