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canaries

Saykuh-NAIR-eez/kəˈnɛəɹiz/

2 meanings of canaries

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of canary. Use it when you mean more than one.

    Breeders bring their best canaries to the regional bird show every spring.

    My grandmother kept two canaries in a cage by the kitchen window.

  2. 2
    verb
    The form of canary used after he, she or it in the present.

    Our team canaries every update on a few servers first.

    She canaries each new feature with a small group of users.

canaries is a form of canary

canary, noun: A small songbird, usually yellow, that first came from the Canary Islands. Full entry

Forms
canarycanaries plural
Spelling
canary → canaries: change y to i, add -es
Sound
The ending sounds like /z/.

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