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Meanings of canary in English

Catalan
espieta
Spanish
malsín

Someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police.

espieta
Portuguese
canário
Catalan
canari

Any of several small Old World finches.

canário

Having the color of a canary; of a light to moderate yellow.

Related terms

A moderate yellow with a greenish tinge.

Synonyms
Examples for "canary yellow"
Examples for "canary yellow"
1
Gasjets, mixed with select chymicals, burnt red, green, blue and canary yellow.
Perdido Street Station
2
A lovely canary yellow that had actually looked good on me.
Made of honor
3
They come in a canary yellow colour which is rather striking.
News.com.au
4
Back in her room, Cate pulled on her canary yellow Nanette Lepore dress.
Sloane Sisters
5
He ran off with a succubus. She patted at her canary yellow bouffant.
The accidental demon slayer
Usage of canary in English
1
A canary is one of the most sensitive creatures in the world.
Friends and Helpers
2
They overhauled the first wagon from the canary car and passed it.
The Circus Boys on the Plains; Or, The Young Advance Agents Ahea...
3
Ian Campbell Gold is a canary in the mine for financial markets.
Reuters
4
Poppy's canary in the window, in a cage hung with yellow gauze.
The Divine Fire
5
To Maria it sounded as meaningless as the trill of a canary-bird.
By the Light of the Soul: A Novel
6
Alice and Peggy ran home and Peggy explained breathlessly about the canary.
Peggy in Her Blue Frock
7
A gilt cage hung in the doorway, with a canary, singing beautifully.
One of Ours
8
A brown thrush sped through the air, close by the timid canary.
The Hollow of Her Hand
9
She put her hands to her temples and concentrated on the canary.
The Forest Monster of Oz
10
Even the rougher element would as soon think of hissing a canary.
Miss Dexie / A Romance of the Provinces
11
She ate nothing, and scarcely touched the canary I poured for her.
To Have and to Hold
12
They were wearing ski masks, one red, one blue, and one canary-yellow.
Finders Keepers
13
Sometimes, when he was alone, he spoke out loud to the canary.
Acts of faith
14
Yesterday, she had forgotten to give the canary fresh water to drink.
The Path of Life
15
You can put third-party canary software on the network to detect breaches.
The Irish Times
16
Seems like I can see a canary feather sticking to your mustache.
The Silver Horde
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Translations for canary
Portuguese
canário
Canary through the time
Canary across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common