Canary

What do we mean by canary?

A small finch (Serinus canaria) native to the Canary Islands that is greenish to yellow and has long been bred as a cage bird. noun

A woman singer. noun

An informer; a stool pigeon. noun

A sweet white wine from the Canary Islands, similar to Madeira. noun

A light to moderate or vivid yellow. noun

In Australia, a name of Clitonyx ochrocephala, a relative of the lyrebird. noun

To dance; frolic; perform the old dance called a canary.

Wine made in the Canary islands. noun

A lively French and English dance, of disputed origin, similar to the jig: named from the Canary islands. Often written canaries. noun

A melody intended for such a dance, written in sextuple (or sometimes quadruple) rhythm. noun

A canary-bird (which see). noun

A sovereign (gold coin): so called from its color. noun

A kept mistress. noun

A word put by Shakspere in its singular arid plural forms into the mouth of Mrs. Quickly, in the explanation of which commentators differ. It is probably an intentional blunder for quandary. noun

Of the color of the domestic canary-bird; bright-yellow.

Wine made in the Canary Islands; sack. noun

A canary bird. noun

A pale yellow color, like that of a canary bird. noun

A quick and lively dance. noun

A small, usually yellow, finch (genus Serinus), a songbird native to the Canary Islands.

Any of various small birds of different countries, most of which are largely yellow in colour.

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 test subject, especially an inadvertent or unwilling one. (From the mining practice of using canaries to detect dangerous gases.)

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.

A female singer, soprano, a coloratura singer.

An informer or snitch; a squealer.

A (usually yellow) capsule of the short-acting barbiturate pentobarbital/pentobarbitone (Nembutal).

A yellow sticker of unroadworthiness.

Words that are spelled similarly to canary:
canary, canard, panary, carnary, lanary, canara, canari, canady, conary.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word canary:
tenerife, wharf, canaries, madeira, huntress, islands, azores, palma, gran, dinah, andalusia, verde, wingspan, archipelago, laguna, castile, finch, arrow, morocco, squash, spain, quay, catalonia, cruz, laurel, tunisia, larvae, las, depths, mediterranean, isle, isles, grass, algeria, portugal, palm, shiva, gibraltar, cape, spanish, subspecies, batman, cyprus, endemic, volcanic, pier, madrid, malta, yellow, bird, autonomous, conquest, iceland, atlantic, pine, feed, pale, island, caribbean, cuba, mainland, africa, santa, venezuela, flash, genus, puerto, dogs, cat, antonio, ocean, birds, phoenix, mine.

Words that rhyme with canary:
dictionary, cherry, arbitrary, contemporary, ancillary, wary, itinerary, stationary, fiduciary, proprietary, carry, necessary, library, corollary, stationery, preliminary, contrary, extraordinary, sanctuary, mary, tertiary, primary, berry, vary, secretary, very, adversary, blueberry, ordinary, subsidiary, sedentary, estuary, scary, vocabulary, culinary, apothecary, fairy, tarry, cemetery, bury, temporary, beneficiary, monetary, salutary, dairy, harry, mercenary, literary, discretionary, solitary, pecuniary, aerie, merry, obituary, legendary, visionary, unitary, confectionery, prairie, parry, marry, lapidary, commentary, airy, emissary, unnecessary, seminary, luminary, raspberry, nary, revolutionary, february, barre, military, tributary, ferry, strawberry, arie, eyrie, secondary, mulberry, gooseberry, reactionary, customary, imaginary, confectionary, missionary, epistolary, huckleberry, hereditary, capillary, judiciary, ary, hairy, veterinary, monastery, sanitary, pulmonary, dysentery, january.

Adjectives that are often used to describe canary:
little, yellow, wild, caged, dead, female, poor, male, good, stuffed, best, tame, proverbial, old, green, bright, beautiful, common, rich, grand, live, pet, belgian, favourite, sick, fat, red, domestic, reed, golden, sweet, pretty, pound, affable, pale, racy, ordinary, beloved, neat, cheerful, dear, tiny, favorite, frightened, familiar, trained, lizard, giant, blue, crested, domesticated, lone, lively, adult, cinnamon, lovely, light, mule, colored, bloody, sickly, happy, silly, blind, trilling, hopeful, weak, thirsty, bred, ruffled, loving, sterile, angry.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective canary:
bird, birds, grass, seed, yellow, islands, cage, wine, color, brain, colour, singing, creeper, song, feathers, glass, waistcoat, cages, sack, pox, seeds, diamond, islanders, breeders, virus, smile, wines, wood, breeding, diamonds, precipitate, dress, flowers, grin, medium, shirt, fanciers, dextrins, look, forebrain, blue, paper, sing, suit, telencephalon, rockfish, chirps, silk, hen, reproduction, songs, fly, hens, sweater, mules, burst, lslands, breeder, yellows, tree, flower, walls, food, green, dead, gloves, eggs, coat, inside, car, whitewood, vine, powder, feather, jacket, pants, finch, tie, patch, node, stain, isles, wings, blouse, dextrin, ring, chirp.

Consonant match to canary:
cynara, canara, kanara, kiniry.

Words that sound like canary:
canary, canarie, conary, canari, country, camaro, camero, canaries, canaria, canario, kamera, kanari, cynara, candiru, connery, canard, cannery, convery, camorra, kamara, kinara, canarsie, conair, conry, kumari, kanara, conjury, kundera, canoer, con air, countre, canara, komori, conrey, connivery, kanarie, kumera, cancri, konakri, kinnear, janeiro, gunnery, finary, zonary, come here, kenora, king henry, kucera, kinneret, conakry, canonry, conserve, carry, carrie, carey, cary, camry, canberra, camara, carrey, cautionary, clary, calory, carie, canel, cointreau, canelo, canady, camaron, carri, canela, comare, canella, calero, clari, chiari, catenary, calori, actionary, casera, comair, cantare, cantera, cannier, canet, canoa, canarian, calm air, cancro, cantero, canedy, auctionary, canarias, canea, carneiro, casero, cleri, coloury, cajero, canette.