canary English

Meaning canary meaning

What does canary mean?

Definitions in simple English

canary Noun

— A canary is a small yellow bird that sings well and is often kept as a pet.

— A light, slightly greenish, yellow colour.

canary

— 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 (= canary yellow) a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge

— noun (= fink) someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

Synonyms canary synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as canary?

canary English » English

canary yellow

canary bird

snitch

canary-yellow

bright yellow

stoolpigeon

stoolie

stool pigeon

snitcher

sneaker

sneak

informer

fink

warbler

vase

thick-billed seedeater

sparrow

songstress

pale yellow

jar

daffodil yellow

cistern

canary-coloured

canarian

Topics canary topics

What do people use canary to talk about?

Universe, creation Animal Types of animals

Bird

• What species of bird are there?
  accipiter accipitrine anhinga albatross aquiline auk avocet bittern blackbird blackcap bluebird blue jay bobolink bobwhite booby brant bullfinch bunting bustard buteo buzzard canary caracara cardinal cassowary catbird chat chickadee chicken cock cockatoo cormorant condor coot crane crepuscular crow cuckoo curlew cygnet dove drake duck duckling dunlin eagle eaglet egret eider emu erne falcon fieldfare finch flamingo flicker flycatcher fulmar gallinule gander gannet gnatcatcher goatsucker godwit goldfinch goose goshawk gosling grackle grebe grouse gull gyrfalcon hawk hen heron hoopoe hummingbird ibis jackdaw jaeger jay junco kea kingbird kingfisher kite kittiwake kiwi lapwing lark loon lovebird lyrebird macaw magpie mallard martin merganser mew moa mockingbird myna mynah nighthawk nightjar nonpasserine nuthatch oriole oscine osprey ostrich owl parakeet passerine parrot partridge peacock peafowl peahen peewit pelican penguin peregrine petrel pewee pewit phalarope pheasant pigeon pintail pipit plover ptarmigan puffin quail quetzal rail ratite raven redbird rhea ricebird ringdove robin rooster rook runner sandpiper sapsucker scoter seagull shearwater shelduck siskin skua snipe snowbird sparrow spoonbill squab starling stilt stork swallow swan swift tailorbird tanager teal tern thrasher thrush tit titmouse towhee trumpeter tumbler turkey turnstone turtledove vireo vulture vulturine wading warbler waxwing weaverbird whistler willet woodcock woodpecker wren yellowhammer yellowlegs yellowthroat

Work and occupation Animal husbandry

Poultry raising

• What birds are domesticated?
  poultry chicken duck goose turkey pigeon canary parrot guinea fowl

States Quality Light Color

Colors of the spectrum

• What are the shades of yellow?
  yellow amber banana blond blonde canary chartreuse chrome yellow citron cream flaxen gold golden goldilocks jaundice lemon saffron sallow straw-colored sulfur tawny terra cotta yellow ocher xanthous

Examples canary examples

How do I use canary in a sentence?

Simple sentences

My canary was killed by a cat.

The world's largest telescope is in the Canary Islands.

This is Tom's canary.

That photograph makes you look like the cat that ate the canary.

A canary is a small bird and people sometimes keep it as a pet.

Black-sand beaches are common in Hawaii, the Canary Islands, and the Aleutians.

Movie subtitles

Oh, that's a canary, sir.

That's a canary.

Canary, huh?

Used to come home from his work all portered up. hit the baby with the plate, throw the gravy in the grate. spear the canary with a fork.

I want a canary-for company.

A canary.

I keep telling them about the Canary Islands while all I know is my canary that doesn't even sing.

Welcome, is it the Canary Islands you want, sir?

Canary bird!

Tweet-tweet! I'm a canary.

I knew the moment you walked in looking like your pet canary just died.

Maybe he's at that dive where that off-key canary sings.

Tell you what, you be the canary tonight.

That's a canary, sir.

Canary's the name, ma'am.

Why, come in, Miss Canary.

Well, how do you do, Miss Canary?

My darling, you have the heart of a robust canary.

I'd like to exchange this kitten for a canary.

My daughter Charlotte is no more ill than a molting canary.

Canary?

You know, I'm worried about that canary.

Your canary sings well.

Where's the canary?

This is where the canary is, Johnny.

You're not paid to be a canary.

Some canary bird.

Canary bird, will you get out of the bathroom!

Not a cat, or a dog, or even a canary, much Less your wife.

I wanna know, is he D and D or is he a canary?

I feel like a canary.

News and current affairs

Likewise, he considers Antarctica the canary in the coalmine, but again doesn't tell the full story.

Greece is also the canary in the coal mine for the euro zone, where all the PIIGS economies (Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece, and Spain) suffer from the twin problems of public-debt sustainability and external-debt sustainability.

New Orleans is America's canary in the mineshaft.