Definition of canary

adjective (a)

• Of or pertaining to the Canary Islands; as, canary wine; canary birds. (adjective)

  source: webster1913

noun (n)

• someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police (noun.person)

  Synonym: fink, sneak, sneaker, snitch, snitcher, stool pigeon, stoolie, stoolpigeon
  

  source: wordnet30
• a female singer (noun.person)

  Synonym: soprano
  

  source: wordnet30
• a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge (noun.attribute)

  Synonym: canary yellow
  

  source: wordnet30
• any of several small Old World finches (noun.animal)

  Synonym: canary bird
  

  source: wordnet30
• Wine made in the Canary Islands; sack. (noun)

  source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

• having the color of a canary; of a light to moderate yellow (adj.all)

  Synonym: canary-yellow
  

  source: wordnet30

verb (v)

• To perform the canary dance; to move nimbly; to caper. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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