Canary
noun
A small bright-yellow bird that is often kept as a pet.
John had a pet canary that sang beautifully.
Often appears as...
- pet canary
- canary cage
noun
A Canary is also a person who talks or gives information to the police, causing other people to get caught for something they have done illegally.
After getting caught, he turned into a canary, informing the police about the illegal activities of his gang.
Often appears as...
- sing like a canary
- turn canary
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
adjective
Something that is canary yellow is a bright yellow color similar to that of a canary.
She wore a canary-yellow summer dress.
Often appears as...
- canary yellow dress
- canary yellow car
noun
It is a light sweet wine from the Canary Islands.
I enjoyed a glass of canary with my dinner.
Often appears as...
- glass of canary
- bottle of canary
noun
In computing, it's a version of a software product that is not fully tested or stable, used for detecting flaws.
The tech team released a canary version of their new app to find any bugs or issues.
Often appears as...
- canary version
- canary release
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
noun
A small bright-yellow bird that is often kept as a pet.
John had a pet canary that sang beautifully.
Often appears as...
- pet canary
- canary cage
noun
A Canary is also a person who talks or gives information to the police, causing other people to get caught for something they have done illegally.
After getting caught, he turned into a canary, informing the police about the illegal activities of his gang.
Often appears as...
- sing like a canary
- turn canary
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
adjective
Something that is canary yellow is a bright yellow color similar to that of a canary.
She wore a canary-yellow summer dress.
Often appears as...
- canary yellow dress
- canary yellow car
noun
It is a light sweet wine from the Canary Islands.
I enjoyed a glass of canary with my dinner.
Often appears as...
- glass of canary
- bottle of canary
noun
In computing, it's a version of a software product that is not fully tested or stable, used for detecting flaws.
The tech team released a canary version of their new app to find any bugs or issues.
Often appears as...
- canary version
- canary release
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Pet Affection
Canaries are affectionate pets known for their singing.
Melissa's canary chirps cheerfully whenever she enters the room.
Pro Tip 2/3Color Association
Canaries are usually yellow; other colors might confuse listeners.
Despite being a red bird, he incorrectly called it a canary.
Pro Tip 3/3Animal Symbolism
Canaries represent joy and freedom in various cultures.
In literature, the canary often symbolizes happiness.
Pro Tip 1/3Pet Affection
Canaries are affectionate pets known for their singing.
Melissa's canary chirps cheerfully whenever she enters the room.
Pro Tip 2/3Color Association
Canaries are usually yellow; other colors might confuse listeners.
Despite being a red bird, he incorrectly called it a canary.
Pro Tip 3/3Animal Symbolism
Canaries represent joy and freedom in various cultures.
In literature, the canary often symbolizes happiness.
Pro Tip 1/3Pet Affection
Canaries are affectionate pets known for their singing.
Melissa's canary chirps cheerfully whenever she enters the room.
Pro Tip 2/3Color Association
Canaries are usually yellow; other colors might confuse listeners.
Despite being a red bird, he incorrectly called it a canary.
Pro Tip 3/3Animal Symbolism
Canaries represent joy and freedom in various cultures.
In literature, the canary often symbolizes happiness.
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Video examples
James Balog: Time-lapse...
Ice is the canary in the global coal mine. It's the place where we can see and touch and hear and feel climate change in action. Climate change is a really abstract thing in most of the world. Whether or not you believe in it is based on your sense of is it raining more or is it raining less?
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Time-lapse proof of...
meaning ice is the canary in the global coal mine it's the place where we can see and touch and hear and feel climate change in action climate change is a really abstract thing in most of the world it's whether or not you believe in it it's based on your sense of you know is it raining
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Cradle to cradle design...
I think for people like me in the world of the making of things, the canary in the mine wasn't singing. And so the question that we might not have birds became kind of fundamental to those of us wandering around looking for the meadowlarks that seemed to have all disappeared.
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The fascinating secret...
So when giant clams start to disappear from coral reefs, their absence can serve as an alarm bell for scientists to start paying attention, similar to the canary in a coal mine. But giant clams are endangered. The largest clam in the world is facing the threat of extinction,
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Thoughts on humanity,...
and I started tweeting like a canary in a birdcage and assuming that, you know, people who peered into my world would admire it for the miracle I believed it to be. But something else awaited me and humanity. You know, we had expected an expansion of ideas and dreams
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How to Create Your Own...
the monarch to me is sort of like the canary in the cornfield I think this monarch is kind of a warning signal the most common butterfly probably in the world over a period of twenty years it's associated with this rapidly
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The hidden beauty of...
it motivated me to take action. We depend on pollinators for over a third of the fruits and vegetables we eat. And many scientists believe it's the most serious issue facing mankind. It's like the canary in the coalmine.
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Sonaar Luthra: Meet the...
it came from forms like this, which documented all the people we failed to help. Countless lives have been saved by canaries in coalmines -- a simple and invaluable way for miners to know whether they're safe.
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"First Kiss" by Tim...
slammed shut at the bottom of a dark, but her mouth pulled up like a baby-blue Cadillac packed with canaries driven by a toucan—I swear those lips said bright wings when we kissed, wild
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Can VR help create...
canary in the coalmine this is warning us of danger to come when carbon dioxide hits the ocean a chemical reaction occurs where the water becomes more acidic when the water
Video examples
James Balog: Time-lapse...
Ice is the canary in the global coal mine. It's the place where we can see and touch and hear and feel climate change in action. Climate change is a really abstract thing in most of the world. Whether or not you believe in it is based on your sense of is it raining more or is it raining less?
Video examples
Time-lapse proof of...
meaning ice is the canary in the global coal mine it's the place where we can see and touch and hear and feel climate change in action climate change is a really abstract thing in most of the world it's whether or not you believe in it it's based on your sense of you know is it raining
Video examples
Cradle to cradle design...
I think for people like me in the world of the making of things, the canary in the mine wasn't singing. And so the question that we might not have birds became kind of fundamental to those of us wandering around looking for the meadowlarks that seemed to have all disappeared.
Video examples
The fascinating secret...
So when giant clams start to disappear from coral reefs, their absence can serve as an alarm bell for scientists to start paying attention, similar to the canary in a coal mine. But giant clams are endangered. The largest clam in the world is facing the threat of extinction,
Video examples
Thoughts on humanity,...
and I started tweeting like a canary in a birdcage and assuming that, you know, people who peered into my world would admire it for the miracle I believed it to be. But something else awaited me and humanity. You know, we had expected an expansion of ideas and dreams
Video examples
How to Create Your Own...
the monarch to me is sort of like the canary in the cornfield I think this monarch is kind of a warning signal the most common butterfly probably in the world over a period of twenty years it's associated with this rapidly
Video examples
The hidden beauty of...
it motivated me to take action. We depend on pollinators for over a third of the fruits and vegetables we eat. And many scientists believe it's the most serious issue facing mankind. It's like the canary in the coalmine.
Video examples
Sonaar Luthra: Meet the...
it came from forms like this, which documented all the people we failed to help. Countless lives have been saved by canaries in coalmines -- a simple and invaluable way for miners to know whether they're safe.
Video examples
"First Kiss" by Tim...
slammed shut at the bottom of a dark, but her mouth pulled up like a baby-blue Cadillac packed with canaries driven by a toucan—I swear those lips said bright wings when we kissed, wild
Video examples
Can VR help create...
canary in the coalmine this is warning us of danger to come when carbon dioxide hits the ocean a chemical reaction occurs where the water becomes more acidic when the water
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Margaret MacMillan
Canadian Historian
Are artists the canaries in the mine, warning of the coming explosion before anyone else? It's hard to look at the world before 1914 and not wonder if they somehow felt a catastrophe was bearing down on them and their societies.
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Donna Brazile
American Politician
In modern politics, polls often serve as the canary in the mine - an early warning signal of danger or trends. But polls can also be used to wag the dog - diverting attention from something significant.
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Johnny Colt
American Musician
In a lot of ways, Nauru is something like a canary in a coal mine: It's a tiny place with more than its share of troubles, most of them the kind that might have been prevented.
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Jaron Lanier
American Artist
Musicians and journalists are the canaries in the coalmine, but, eventually, as computers get more and more powerful, it will kill off all middle-class professions.
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Cesar Chavez
American Activist
Farm workers are society's canaries. Farm workers - and their children - demonstrate the effects of pesticide poisoning before anyone else.
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Susan Collins
American Politician
Like the canary in the coal mine, the climate changes already evident in the Arctic are a call to action.
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Henry Paulson
American Public Servant
Predators, they're the best coal miners' canary. When they're gone, you've got a sick ecosystem.
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David Suzuki
Canadian Scientist
Birds are, especially canaries, are super sensitive to hydrogen sulfide and sour gas.
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Alvah Bessie
That's what the cat said to the canary when he swallowed him - 'You'll be all right.
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Daisy May Cooper
English Actress
I like to think I'm the canary down the mine for people.
Quote examples
Margaret MacMillan
Canadian Historian
Are artists the canaries in the mine, warning of the coming explosion before anyone else? It's hard to look at the world before 1914 and not wonder if they somehow felt a catastrophe was bearing down on them and their societies.
Quote examples
Donna Brazile
American Politician
In modern politics, polls often serve as the canary in the mine - an early warning signal of danger or trends. But polls can also be used to wag the dog - diverting attention from something significant.
Quote examples
Johnny Colt
American Musician
In a lot of ways, Nauru is something like a canary in a coal mine: It's a tiny place with more than its share of troubles, most of them the kind that might have been prevented.
Quote examples
Jaron Lanier
American Artist
Musicians and journalists are the canaries in the coalmine, but, eventually, as computers get more and more powerful, it will kill off all middle-class professions.
Quote examples
Cesar Chavez
American Activist
Farm workers are society's canaries. Farm workers - and their children - demonstrate the effects of pesticide poisoning before anyone else.
Quote examples
Susan Collins
American Politician
Like the canary in the coal mine, the climate changes already evident in the Arctic are a call to action.
Quote examples
Henry Paulson
American Public Servant
Predators, they're the best coal miners' canary. When they're gone, you've got a sick ecosystem.
Quote examples
David Suzuki
Canadian Scientist
Birds are, especially canaries, are super sensitive to hydrogen sulfide and sour gas.
Quote examples
Alvah Bessie
That's what the cat said to the canary when he swallowed him - 'You'll be all right.
Quote examples
Daisy May Cooper
English Actress
I like to think I'm the canary down the mine for people.
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