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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ 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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ 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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ 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]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Canary \Ca*na"ry\, n.; pl. Canaries.
     1. Wine made in the Canary Islands; sack. ``A cup of
        canary.'' --Shak.
  
     2. A canary bird.
  
     3. A pale yellow color, like that of a canary bird.
  
     4. A quick and lively dance. [Obs.]
  
              Make you dance canary With sprightly fire and
              motion.                               --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Canary \Ca*na"ry\, v. i.
     To perform the canary dance; to move nimbly; to caper. [Obs.]
  
           But to jig of a tune at the tongue's end, canary to it
           with your feet.                          --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.
  
     2. Of a pale yellowish color; as, Canary stone.
  
     Canary grass, a grass of the genus Phalaris ({P.
        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 P. Canariensis, natives of Madeira and the
        Canary Islands.
  
     Canary vine. See Canary bird flower, under Canary bird.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  canary
       adj : having the color of a canary; a light to moderate yellow
             [syn: canary-yellow]
       n 1: someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police [syn:
            fink, snitch, snitcher, stoolpigeon, stoolie,
            sneak, sneaker]
       2: a female singer
       3: a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge [syn: canary yellow]
       4: any of several small Old World finches [syn: canary bird]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  canary
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 το καναρίνι
     2 ανοιχτό κίτρινο χρώμα, καναρινί
     3 γυναίκα  σοπράνο
     4 πληροφοριοδότης

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  canary
     a.
     Of a light yellow colour.
     n.
     1 A small, usually yellow, finch (genus ''Serinus''), a songbird
  native to the Canary Islands.
     2 Any of various small birds of different countries, most of which
  are largely yellow in colour.
     3 (lb en informal) A female singer, soprano, a coloratura singer.
     4 (lb en slang) An informer or snitch; a squealer.
     5 A light, slightly greenish, yellow colour.
     6 (lb en slang) A (usually yellow) capsule of the short-acting
  barbiturate pentobarbital/pentobarbitone (Nembutal).
     7 (lb en Australia informal) A yellow sticker applied by the police
  to a vehicle to indicate it is unroadworthy.
     8 Any test subject, especially an inadvertent or unwilling one. (From
  the mining practice of using canaries to detect dangerous gases.)
     9 (lb en computing) A value placed in memory such that it will be the
  first data corrupted by a buffer overflow, allowing the program to
  identify and recover from it.
     10 (lb en computing) A change that is tested by being rolled out
  first to a subset of machines or users before rolling out to all.
     11 (lb en countable uncountable) A light, sweet, white wine from the
  Canary Islands.
     12 A lively dance, possibly of Spanish origin (also called
  ''canaries'').
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) to dance nimbly (as in the canary dance)
     2 (lb en slang) to inform or snitch, to betray secrets, especially
  about illegal activities.
     3 (lb en computing) to test a software change by rolling out to a
  small set of machines or users before making it available to all.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Canary
     n.
     (lb en soccer) Someone connected with
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwich%20City%20Football%20Club, as a
  fan, player, coach etc.
     a.
     (lb en finance of an option) That can be exercised on quarterly
  dates, a set time period (usually one year) after the issue date, and
  before the expiry date.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  canary
     a.
     Of a light yellow colour.
     n.
     1 A small, usually yellow, finch (genus ''Serinus''), a songbird
  native to the Canary Islands.
     2 Any of various small birds of different countries, most of which
  are largely yellow in colour.
     3 (lb en informal) A female singer, soprano, a coloratura singer.
     4 (lb en slang) An informer or snitch; a squealer.
     5 A light, slightly greenish, yellow colour.
     6 (lb en slang) A (usually yellow) capsule of the short-acting
  barbiturate pentobarbital/pentobarbitone (Nembutal).
     7 (lb en Australia informal) A yellow sticker applied by the police
  to a vehicle to indicate it is unroadworthy.
     8 Any test subject, especially an inadvertent or unwilling one. (From
  the mining practice of using canaries to detect dangerous gases.)
     9 (lb en computing) A value placed in memory such that it will be the
  first data corrupted by a buffer overflow, allowing the program to
  identify and recover from it.
     10 (lb en computing) A change that is tested by being rolled out
  first to a subset of machines or users before rolling out to all.
     11 (lb en countable uncountable) A light, sweet, white wine from the
  Canary Islands.
     12 A lively dance, possibly of Spanish origin (also called
  ''canaries'').
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) to dance nimbly (as in the canary dance)
     2 (lb en slang) to inform or snitch, to betray secrets, especially
  about illegal activities.
     3 (lb en computing) to test a software change by rolling out to a
  small set of machines or users before making it available to all.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Canary
     n.
     (lb en soccer) Someone connected with
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwich%20City%20Football%20Club, as a
  fan, player, coach etc.
     a.
     (lb en finance of an option) That can be exercised on quarterly
  dates, a set time period (usually one year) after the issue date, and
  before the expiry date.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  canary
     a.
     Of a light yellow colour.
     n.
     1 A small, usually yellow, finch (genus ''Serinus''), a songbird
  native to the Canary Islands.
     2 Any of various small birds of different countries, most of which
  are largely yellow in colour.
     3 (lb en informal) A female singer, soprano, a coloratura singer.
     4 (lb en slang) An informer or snitch; a squealer.
     5 A light, slightly greenish, yellow colour.
     6 (lb en slang) A (usually yellow) capsule of the short-acting
  barbiturate pentobarbital/pentobarbitone (Nembutal).
     7 (lb en Australia informal) A yellow sticker applied by the police
  to a vehicle to indicate it is unroadworthy.
     8 Any test subject, especially an inadvertent or unwilling one. (From
  the mining practice of using canaries to detect dangerous gases.)
     9 (lb en computing) A value placed in memory such that it will be the
  first data corrupted by a buffer overflow, allowing the program to
  identify and recover from it.
     10 (lb en computing) A change that is tested by being rolled out
  first to a subset of machines or users before rolling out to all.
     11 (lb en countable uncountable) A light, sweet, white wine from the
  Canary Islands.
     12 A lively dance, possibly of Spanish origin (also called
  ''canaries'').
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) to dance nimbly (as in the canary dance)
     2 (lb en slang) to inform or snitch, to betray secrets, especially
  about illegal activities.
     3 (lb en computing) to test a software change by rolling out to a
  small set of machines or users before making it available to all.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Canary
     n.
     (lb en soccer) Someone connected with
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwich%20City%20Football%20Club, as a
  fan, player, coach etc.
     a.
     (lb en finance of an option) That can be exercised on quarterly
  dates, a set time period (usually one year) after the issue date, and
  before the expiry date.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  canary
     a.
     Of a light yellow colour.
     n.
     1 A small, usually yellow, finch (genus ''Serinus''), a songbird
  native to the Canary Islands.
     2 Any of various small birds of different countries, most of which
  are largely yellow in colour.
     3 (lb en informal) A female singer, soprano, a coloratura singer.
     4 (lb en slang) An informer or snitch; a squealer.
     5 A light, slightly greenish, yellow colour.
     6 (lb en slang) A (usually yellow) capsule of the short-acting
  barbiturate pentobarbital/pentobarbitone (Nembutal).
     7 (lb en Australia informal) A yellow sticker applied by the police
  to a vehicle to indicate it is unroadworthy.
     8 Any test subject, especially an inadvertent or unwilling one. (From
  the mining practice of using canaries to detect dangerous gases.)
     9 (lb en computing) A value placed in memory such that it will be the
  first data corrupted by a buffer overflow, allowing the program to
  identify and recover from it.
     10 (lb en computing) A change that is tested by being rolled out
  first to a subset of machines or users before rolling out to all.
     11 (lb en countable uncountable) A light, sweet, white wine from the
  Canary Islands.
     12 A lively dance, possibly of Spanish origin (also called
  ''canaries'').
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) to dance nimbly (as in the canary dance)
     2 (lb en slang) to inform or snitch, to betray secrets, especially
  about illegal activities.
     3 (lb en computing) to test a software change by rolling out to a
  small set of machines or users before making it available to all.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Canary
     n.
     (lb en soccer) Someone connected with
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwich%20City%20Football%20Club, as a
  fan, player, coach etc.
     a.
     (lb en finance of an option) That can be exercised on quarterly
  dates, a set time period (usually one year) after the issue date, and
  before the expiry date.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  canary
     Englanti n.
     (''lintu'') kanarianhemppo m. kanarialintu

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  canary
     Engelska a.
     ljusgul
     Engelska n.
     1 (tagg fåglar språk=en) kanariefågel; fågel ''Serinus canaria
  domestica'' och några andra arter
     2 (tagg slang språk=en) tjallare
     3 (tagg musik vardagligt språk=en) vokalist
     4 (tagg ålderdomligt språk=en) kanariesekt

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  Canary /kənˈeəɹi/
  Kanaries

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  Canary /kənˈeəɹi/
  Kanariese Eilande

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Canary /kənˈeəɹi/
  الكناري

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  canary //kəˈnɛəɹi// 
  1. канарче
  bird from the Canary Islands
  2. доносник
  squealer

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  canary /kənˈeəɹi/
  fízl

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  canary /kənˈeəɹi/
  kanárek

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  canary /kənˈeəɹi/ 
  kanár

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  canary /kənˈeəɹi/
  Kanarienvogel  [ornith.]
     Synonym: canary bird
  
   see: canaries
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  canary /kənˈeəɹi/
  
  καναρίνι

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  canary //kəˈnɛəɹi// 
  kanariankeltainen
  of a light yellow colour

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  canary //kəˈnɛəɹi// 
  1. kanarialintu, kanarianhemppo
  bird from the Canary Islands
  2. kanariankeltainen
  colour
  3. kanarialintu 2.
  small yellow bird in general
   3.
  soprano
  4. vasikka
  squealer
  5. koe-eläin
  test object
  6. Kanarian viini
  wine

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  canary //kəˈnɛəɹi// 
  vasikoida
  to inform or snitch

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  canary /kənɛəriː/
  canari

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  canary /kənˈeəɹi/ 
  1. एक~गानेवाला~पक्षी
        "Canary sings sweetly."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  canary /kənˈeəɹi/
  kanarinac, kanarinka

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  canary /kənˈeəɹi/
  1. kanárimadár
  2. besúgó
  3. kanári
  4. kanárisárga

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  canary //kəˈnɛəɹi// 
  burung, kenari
  bird from the Canary Islands

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  Canary /kənˈeəɹi/
  Canarie

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  canary //kəˈnɛəɹi// 
  1. カナリア, カナリヤ, 金糸雀
  bird from the Canary Islands
  2. カナリア色, 金糸雀色
  colour

From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lat ]

  canary /kənɛəriː/
  passer

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  canary //kəˈnɛəɹi// 
  1. kanarifugl
  bird from the Canary Islands
  2. kanarigul
  colour

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  canary /kəˈneərɪ/ 
    kanarek

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  canary /kənˈeəɹi/ 
  canário

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  Canary /kənɛəriː/
  canario

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  canary //kəˈnɛəɹi// 
  kanariefågel
  bird from the Canary Islands

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  canary /kənˈeəɹi/
  1. kanarya kuşu, (zool.) Serinus canarius
  2. kanarya sarısı
  3. Kanarya adalarında yapılan bir çeşit tatlı beyaz şarap. canary flower kanarya çiçeği, (bot.) Tropaeolum peregrinum. canary grass kanarya otu, (bot.) Phalarus canariensis. canary seed kuş yemi. canary yellow kanarya sarısı. Canary Islands Kanarya adaları.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/kəˈnɛɹi/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  114 Moby Thesaurus words for "canary":
     Heldentenor, Meistersinger, Philomel, 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, heroic tenor, hymner, improvisator, lark,
     lead singer, lemon, lemon-yellow, lieder singer, luteolous,
     lutescent, mavis, melodist, mezzo-soprano, mockingbird, nark,
     nightingale, ocherish, ocherous, ochery, ochreous, ochroid,
     ochrous, ochry, opera singer, or, oriole, 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
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 金丝雀,淡黄色;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 金丝雀,淡黄色

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