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1.nounA small, usually yellow, finch (genus Serinus), a songbird native to the Canary Islands.
2.nounAny of various small birds of different countries, most of which are largely yellow in colour.
3.nounA light, slightly greenish, yellow colour.
4.nounA light, sweet, white wine from the Canary Islands.
5.nounA lively dance, possibly of Spanish origin (also called canaries).
6.nounAny test subject, especially an inadvertent or unwilling one. (From the mining practice of using canaries to detect dangerous gases.)
7.nounA 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.nounA female singer, soprano, a coloratura singer.
9.nounAn informer or snitch; a squealer.
10.nounA (usually yellow) capsule of the short-acting barbiturate pentobarbital/pentobarbitone (Nembutal).
11.nounA yellow sticker of unroadworthiness.
12.verbTo dance nimbly (as in the canary dance)
13.verbTo inform or snitch, to betray secrets, especially about illegal activities.