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)

hypernym	:	singer, vocaliser, vocalist, vocalizer,
definition	:	a person who sings (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)

hypernym	:	betrayer, blabber, informer, rat, squealer,
definition	:	one who reveals confidential information in return for money (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)

derivation	:	confess, fink, squeal,
definition	:	confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure (verb.communication)

derivation	:	betray, denounce, give away, grass, rat, shit, shop, snitch, stag, tell on,
definition	:	give away information about somebody (verb.communication)

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)

derivation	:	confess, fink, squeal,
definition	:	confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure (verb.communication)

derivation	:	betray, denounce, give away, grass, rat, shit, shop, snitch, stag, tell on,
definition	:	give away information about somebody (verb.communication)

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)