canary
English Thesaurus
1. any of several small Old World finches (noun.animal)
hypernym | : | finch, |
definition | : | any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds (noun.animal) |
hyponym | : | common canary, serinus canaria, |
definition | : | native to the Canary Islands and Azores; popular usually yellow cage bird noted for its song (noun.animal) |
member meronym | : | genus serinus, serinus, |
definition | : | Old World finches; e.g. canaries and serins (noun.animal) |
2. a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge (noun.attribute)
hypernym | : | yellow, yellowness, |
definition | : | yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons (noun.attribute) |
3. a female singer (noun.person)
domain usage | : | colloquialism, |
definition | : | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech (noun.communication) |
4. someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police (noun.person)
5. having the color of a canary; of a light to moderate yellow (adj.all)
similar | : | chromatic, |
definition | : | being or having or characterized by hue (adj.all) |
6. a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge (noun.attribute)
derivation | : | canary, canary-yellow, |
definition | : | having the color of a canary; of a light to moderate yellow (adj.all) |
7. someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police (noun.person)
8. having the color of a canary; of a light to moderate yellow (adj.all)
derivation | : | canary, canary yellow, |
definition | : | a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge (noun.attribute) |
9. a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge (noun.attribute)
derivation | : | canary, canary-yellow, |
definition | : | having the color of a canary; of a light to moderate yellow (adj.all) |
10. someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police (noun.person)
11. having the color of a canary; of a light to moderate yellow (adj.all)
derivation | : | canary, canary yellow, |
definition | : | a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge (noun.attribute) |
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