canary

canary

1. (lintu) kanarianhemppo m. kanarialintu

Synonyymisanakirja

canary

väri-, kanariankeltainen, peippo, Serinus, suku Serinus, kanarialintu, kanarianhemppo, Serinus canaria.

Rimmaavat sanat

canary rimmaa näiden kanssa:

henry, sherry, sorry, curry, kärry, ostoskärry, peräkärry, country, jury, treasury...

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Englannin sanakirja

canary (englanti > suomi)

1. kanarialintu

canary englanniksi

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.

(color panel)

4. A light, sweet, white wine from the Canary Islands.

5. 1599, (w), s: The Merry Wives of Windsor|The Merry Wives of Windsor, III. ii. 80:

I will to my honest knight / Falstaff, and drink canary with him.

6. A lively dance, possibly of Spanish origin (also called canaries).

7. 1598, (w), s: Alls Well That Ends Well|All's Well That Ends Well'', II. i. 74:

and make you dance canary / With sprightly fire and motion;

8. Any test subject, especially an inadvertent or unwilling one. (From the mining practice of using canaries to detect dangerous gases.)

9. puhekieltä 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.

10. puhekieltä A female singer, soprano, a coloratura singer.

11. puhekieltä An informer or snitch; a squealer.

12. puhekieltä A (usually yellow) capsule of the short-acting barbiturate pentobarbital/pentobarbitone (Nembutal).

13. puhekieltä A yellow sticker of unroadworthiness.

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15. Of a light yellow colour.

16. puhekieltä to dance nimbly (as in the canary dance)

17. 1590, (w), s: Loves Labour's Lost|Love's Labour's Lost'', III. i. 11:

but to jig off a tune at / the tongue's end, canary to it with your feet,

18. puhekieltä to inform or snitch, to betray secrets, especially about illegal activities.

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