'Canary' definitions:
Definition of 'canary'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Having the color of a canary; of a light to moderate yellow [syn: canary, canary-yellow]
noun
Someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police [syn: fink, snitch, snitcher, stoolpigeon, stool pigeon, stoolie, sneak, sneaker, canary]
noun
A female singer
noun
A moderate yellow with a greenish tinge [syn: canary yellow, canary]
noun
Any of several small Old World finches [syn: canary, canary bird]
Definition of 'Canary'
From: GCIDE
- Canary \Ca*na"ry\, n.; pl. Canaries.
- 1. Wine made in the Canary Islands; sack. "A cup of canary." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A canary bird. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A pale yellow color, like that of a canary bird. [1913 Webster]
- 4. A quick and lively dance. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Make you dance canary With sprightly fire and motion. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Canary'
From: GCIDE
- Canary \Ca*na"ry\, v. i. To perform the canary dance; to move nimbly; to caper. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- But to jig of a tune at the tongue's end, canary to it with your feet. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Canary'
From: GCIDE
- Canary \Ca*na"ry\, a. [F. Canarie, L. Canaria insula one of the Canary islands, said to be so called from its large dogs, fr. canis dog.]
- 1. Of or pertaining to the Canary Islands; as, canary wine; canary birds. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Of a pale yellowish color; as, Canary stone. [1913 Webster]
- Canary grass, a grass of the genus Phalaris ({Phalaris Canariensis}), producing the seed used as food for canary birds.
- Canary stone (Min.), a yellow species of carnelian, named from its resemblance in color to the plumage of the canary bird.
- Canary wood, the beautiful wood of the trees {Persea Indica} and Persea Canariensis, natives of Madeira and the Canary Islands.
- Canary vine. See Canary bird flower, under Canary bird. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'canary'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alto,
- aria singer,
- aureate,
- auric,
- baritenor,
- baritone,
- bass,
- basso,
- basso buffo,
- basso cantante,
- basso profundo,
- beige,
- betrayer,
- blues singer,
- buff,
- buff-yellow,
- bulbul,
- canary-yellow,
- cantatrice,
- cantor,
- caroler,
- chanter,
- chantress,
- citron,
- citron-yellow,
- coloratura soprano,
- comic bass,
- contralto,
- countertenor,
- cream,
- creamy,
- crooner,
- cuckoo,
- deep bass,
- diva,
- dramatic soprano,
- ecru,
- fallow,
- feathered songster,
- flaxen,
- gilded,
- gilt,
- gold,
- gold-colored,
- golden,
- Heldentenor,
- heroic tenor,
- hymner,
- improvisator,
- lark,
- lead singer,
- lemon,
- lemon-yellow,
- lieder singer,
- luteolous,
- lutescent,
- mavis,
- Meistersinger,
- melodist,
- mezzo-soprano,
- mockingbird,
- nark,
- nightingale,
- ocherish,
- ocherous,
- ochery,
- ochreous,
- ochroid,
- ochrous,
- ochry,
- opera singer,
- or,
- oriole,
- Philomel,
- prima donna,
- primrose,
- primrose-colored,
- primrose-yellow,
- psalm singer,
- ringdove,
- rock-and-roll singer,
- saffron,
- saffron-colored,
- saffron-yellow,
- sallow,
- sand-colored,
- sandy,
- singer,
- singing bird,
- singstress,
- snitch,
- song sparrow,
- songbird,
- songster,
- songstress,
- soprano,
- squealer,
- stool pigeon,
- stoolie,
- straw,
- straw-colored,
- tenor,
- thrush,
- tipster,
- torch singer,
- vocalist,
- vocalizer,
- voice,
- warbler,
- xanthic,
- xanthous,
- yellow,
- yellowish,
- yodeler
Words containing 'Canary'
- Canaries,
- Canary bird,
- Canary finch,
- Canary grass,
- Canary stone,
- Canary vine,
- Canary wood,
- Sea canary,
- canary canary-yellow,
- canary creeper,
- canary islands,
- canary parrot,
- canary seed,
- canary whitewood,
- canary wine,
- canary yellow,
- common canary,
- Canary bird flower,
- Reed canary grass,
- canary-yellow,
- toowomba canary grass,
- Canary Island til tree,
- canary island hare's foot fern