CANARY Synonyms

• any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds

• American finch whose male has yellow body plumage in summer

• small European finch having a crimson face and yellow-and-black wings

• any of various finches of Europe or America having a massive and powerful bill

• small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico

• small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead

• any of various brown and yellow finches of parts of Europe

• small yellow-and-black Eurasian finch with a sharp beak

• candidiasis of the oral cavity; seen mostly in infants or debilitated adults

• a woman who sings popular songs

• songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast

• a singer; usually a singer who adds embellishments to the song

• a small active songbird

• yellow-throated American wood warbler

• American finch whose male has yellow body plumage in summer

• having the color of a canary; of a light to moderate yellow

• someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

• take the place of work of someone on strike

• confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

• a person who is regarded as underhanded and furtive and contemptible

• someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions

• someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

• marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed

• to go stealthily or furtively

• put, bring, or take in a secretive or furtive manner

• make off with belongings of others

• pass on stealthily

• a canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole

• someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

• someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

• take by theft

• give away information about somebody

• a thief who steals without using violence

• someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

• someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

• someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

• any of several small Old World finches

• someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

• a dummy pigeon used to decoy others