What it means
- (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) 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.
- (noun) A female singer, soprano, a coloratura singer.
- (noun) An informer or snitch; a squealer.
- (noun) A (usually yellow) capsule of the short-acting barbiturate pentobarbital/pentobarbitone (Nembutal).
- (noun) A yellow sticker of unroadworthiness.
- (verb) To dance nimbly (as in the canary dance)
Letter analysis
- Canary contains 6 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
- It uses 5 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 11.
Related words
Other 6-letter words
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Words starting with CAN
- can
- canal
- canals
- canard
- canards
- canaries
- canasta
- cancan
- cancans
- cancel
- cancelation
- canceled
- canceling
- cancellation
- cancellations
- cancelled
- cancelling
- cancels
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Words ending with ARY
Sub-words
Common questions
What does Canary mean?
A small, usually yellow, finch (genus Serinus), a songbird native to the Canary Islands.
How many letters are in Canary?
Canary has 6 letters.
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