canary

The word “canary” has 3 syllables: ca-na-ry

It's pronounced as /kəˈnɛəri/

What is synonym and antonym for canary?

In the thesaurus, “canary” has 3 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for canary along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for canary

noun
1. A small, usually yellow, finch (genus Serinus), a songbird native to the Canary Islands.
2. Any of various small birds of different countries, most of which are largely yellow in colour.
3. A light, slightly greenish, yellow colour.
4. A light, sweet, white wine from the Canary Islands.
5. A lively dance, possibly of Spanish origin (also called canaries).
6. Any test subject, especially an inadvertent or unwilling one. (From the mining practice of using canaries to detect dangerous gases.).
7. A value placed in memory such that it will be the first data corrupted by a buffer overflow, allowing the program to identify and recover from it.
8. A female singer, soprano, a coloratura singer.
9. An informer or snitch; a squealer.
10. A (usually yellow) capsule of the short-acting barbiturate pentobarbital/pentobarbitone (Nembutal).
11. A yellow sticker of unroadworthiness.
verb
1. To dance nimbly (as in the canary dance).
2. To inform or snitch, to betray secrets, especially about illegal activities.
adjective
1. Of a light yellow colour.

The canary sang a beautiful melody in its cage.
She had a bright yellow canary that loved to hop around its perch.
The canary flew out of the open window and into the garden.
In the past, miners used to take a canary with them to detect poisonous gases.
He named his new pet bird canary because of its cheerful song.

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