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Canary

Of or pertaining to the Canary Islands; as, canary wine; canary birds.

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Chromatic 84% connected

Relating to color, or to colors.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Chromatic 84% connected

Relating to color, or to colors.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

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Betrayer 76% connected

One who, or that which, betrays.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Blabber 76% connected

A tattler; a telltale.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Finch 76% connected

A small singing bird of many genera and species, belonging to the family Fringillidae.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Informer 76% connected

One who informs, animates, or inspires.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Rat 76% connected

One of several species of small rodents of the genus Mus and allied genera, larger than mice, that infest houses, stores, and ships, especially the N…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Singer 76% connected

One who, or that which, singes.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Squealer 76% connected

One who, or that which, squeals.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Vocalist 76% connected

A singer, or vocal musician, as opposed to an instrumentalist.

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Yellow 76% connected

Being of a bright saffronlike color; of the color of gold or brass; having the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar spectrum, which is be…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Yellowness 76% connected

The quality or state of being yellow; as, the yellowness of an orange.

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Canary bird 92% connected

A small singing bird of the Finch family (Serinus Canarius), a native of the Canary Islands. It was brought to Europe in the 16th century, and made a…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Sneak 92% connected

To creep or steal (away or about) privately; to come or go meanly, as a person afraid or ashamed to be seen; as, to sneak away from company.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Sneaker 92% connected

One who sneaks.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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