Canaries
n.
Canary Islands, group of islands in the Atlantic ocean near the northwest coast of Africa
canary
n.
any of a number of finches; canary bird; sweet white wine; light yellow color; female singer (Slang)
Canaries
Canaries
Noun
1. a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the northwest coast of Africa forming Spanish provinces
(synonym) Canary Islands
(hypernym) island
(part-holonym) Spain, Kingdom of Spain, Espana
(part-meronym) Tenerife
canary
Noun
1. someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
(synonym) fink, snitch, snitcher, stoolpigeon, stoolie, sneak, sneaker
(hypernym) informer, betrayer, rat, squealer, blabber
2. a female singer
(hypernym) singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser
(classification) colloquialism
3. a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge
(synonym) canary yellow
(hypernym) yellow, yellowness
4. any of several small Old World finches
(synonym) canary bird
(hypernym) finch
(hyponym) common canary, Serinus canaria
(member-holonym) Serinus, genus Serinus
Adjective
1. having the color of a canary; a light to moderate yellow
(synonym) canary-yellow
(similar) chromatic
Canaries
n.
Canary Islands, group of islands in the Atlantic ocean near the northwest coast of Africa
Canaries
(pl. )
of Canary
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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