Phrase Hound found 43 phrases and 5 compound words that contain canary. The most common are listed below. Open canary in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 43
- Canary IslandsAn archipelago and autonomous community of Spain, off the coast of northwestern Africa, near Morocco.
- Canary IslandAn island of the Canary Islands.
- canary grassGrass of species Phalaris canariensis, whose seeds are used as birdseed, believed to be native to Morocco and the Canary Islands, now widespread in most semitropical to cool-temperate environments.
- canary in a coal mineSomething whose sensitivity to adverse conditions makes it a useful early indicator of such conditions; something which warns of the coming of a greater danger or trouble by a deterioration in its health or welfare.
- canary creeperTropaeolum peregrinum, a climbing plant native to western South America.
- Canary IslanderA native or inhabitant of the Canary Islands, Spain.
- Canary WharfA business district on the Isle of Dogs, borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3780).
- warrant canaryA public notice that a service provider has not received a secret government subpoena for their customers' data that they would be prohibited from saying they had received.
- canary in the coal mineAlternative form of canary in a coal mine: Something whose sensitivity to adverse conditions makes it a useful early indicator of such conditions; something which warns of the coming of a greater danger or trouble by a deterioration in its …
- canary seedThe seed of canary grass, used to feed birds.
- canary birdUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see canary, bird.
- canary girlA female worker making TNT shells during World War I.
- canary girlsplural of canary girl: A female worker making TNT shells during World War I.
- canary releaseA deployment strategy performed in order to reduce the risk of introducing a new software version in production by slowly rolling out the change to a small subset of users.
- canary trapThe practice of giving slightly different versions of a document to each recipient, so that if the document is leaked then the person who leaked it can be identified.
- climate canaryA species that is affected by an environmental danger prior to other species, thus serving as an early warning system for the other species with regard to a danger.
- sea canaryThe beluga.
- Canary Islandersplural of Canary Islander: A native or inhabitant of the Canary Islands, Spain.
- red factor canaryA canary of a breed with reddish-orange plumage.
- canary-flycatcherAny of the genus Culicicapa.
- canary in a coalmineAlternative form of canary in a coal mine: Something whose sensitivity to adverse conditions makes it a useful early indicator of such conditions; something which warns of the coming of a greater danger or trouble by a deterioration in its …
- canary in the coalmineAlternative form of canary in a coal mine: Something whose sensitivity to adverse conditions makes it a useful early indicator of such conditions; something which warns of the coming of a greater danger or trouble by a deterioration in its …
- miner's canarySynonym of canary in a coal mine: Something whose sensitivity to adverse conditions makes it a useful early indicator of such conditions; something which warns of the coming of a greater danger or trouble by a deterioration in its health …
- cat that ate the canaryA person who appears self-satisfied or smug, especially while concealing something mischievous, prohibited, or private.
- canary birdsplural of canary bird: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see canary, bird.
Compound words 5
- canarypoxA viral disease of birds.
- canarylikeResembling a canary or having some aspect of one, such as its song or yellow colour.
- canarywoodThe dark timber of two lauraceous trees of the Azores and Madeira, Persea indica and Apollonias barbujana (formerly known as Persea canariensis).
- canarygrassAlternative form of canary grass: Grass of species Phalaris canariensis, whose seeds are used as birdseed, believed to be native to Morocco and the Canary Islands, now widespread in most semitropical to cool-temperate environments.
- canarygrassesplural of canarygrass: Grass of species Phalaris canariensis, whose seeds are used as birdseed, believed to be native to Morocco and the Canary Islands, now widespread in most semitropical to cool-temperate environments.