canary
- Noun. (soccer) someone connected with Norwich City Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
- Noun. A small, usually yellow, finch (genus ''Serinus''), a songbird native to the Canary Islands.
- Noun. Any of various small birds of different countries, most of which are largely yellow in colour.
- Noun. A light, slightly greenish, yellow colour.
- Noun. A light, sweet, white wine from the Canary Islands.
- Noun. A lively dance, possibly of Spanish origin (also called ''canaries'').
- Noun. Any test subject, especially an inadvertent or unwilling one. (From the mining practice of using canaries to detect dangerous gases.).
- Noun. (informal) A female singer, soprano, a coloratura singer.
- Noun. (slang) An informer or snitch; a squealer.
- Noun. (slang) A (usually yellow) capsule of Nembutalâ„¢ barbiturate.
- Noun. (Australia, informal) A yellow sticker of unroadworthiness.
- Adjective. Of a light yellow colour.
- Verb. (intransitive) to dance nimbly (as in the canary dance).
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