Overview of noun canary

The noun canary has 4 senses

• fink, snitch, snitcher, stoolpigeon, stool pigeon, stoolie, sneak, sneaker, canary -- (someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police)


• canary -- (a female singer)


• canary yellow, canary -- (a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge)


• canary, canary bird -- (any of several small Old World finches)

Overview of adj canary

The adj canary has 1 sense

• canary, canary-yellow -- (having the color of a canary; of a light to moderate yellow)