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Word: canary (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Adjective:

  • Of a light yellow colour.

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Noun:

  • A light, slightly greenish, yellow colour.
  • A light, sweet, white wine from the Canary Islands.
  • A lively dance, possibly of Spanish origin (also called ''canaries'').
  • Any of various small birds of different countries, most of which are largely yellow in colour.
  • Any test subject, especially an inadvertent or unwilling one. (From the mining practice of using canaries to detect dangerous gases.)
  • A small, usually yellow, finch (genus ''Serinus''), a songbird native to the Canary Islands.
  • informal A sticker of unroadworthiness.
  • informal A female singer, soprano, a coloratura singer.
  • slang An informer or snitch; a squealer.
  • slang A (usually yellow) capsule of Nembutal? barbiturate.
  • soccer someone connected with Norwich City Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.

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Verb:

  • intransitive to dance nimbly (as in the canary dance)

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