Dictionary Entry
canary
canary is a 6-letter English word with 12 senses as adjective, noun, and intransitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Of or pertaining to the Canary Islands; as, canary wine; canary birds. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 12 · 12 senses
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- 1adjective
Of or pertaining to the Canary Islands; as, canary wine; canary birds.
- 2adjective
Of a pale yellowish color; as, Canary stone.
- 3noun
Wine made in the Canary Islands; sack.
- 4noun
A canary bird.
- 5noun
A pale yellow color, like that of a canary bird.
- 6noun
A quick and lively dance.
- 7intransitive verb
To perform the canary dance; to move nimbly; to caper.
- 8noun
any of several small Old World finches
- 9noun
a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge
- 10noun
a female singer
- 11noun
someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
- 12adjective
having the color of a canary; of a light to moderate yellow
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