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swan

/ swan /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult
Type of:
aquatic bird
Kinds of:
coscoroba cob pen cygnet mute swan
Has parts:
Anatidae family Anatidae
verb Sense 2
sweep majestically
"Airplanes were swanning over the mountains"
Type of:
sweep sail
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
"The gypsies roamed the woods"
"roving vagabonds"
"the wandering Jew"
"The cattle roam across the prairie"
"the laborers drift from one town to the next"
"They ro"
Type of:
travel go move
Kinds of:
maunder gallivant gad jazz around
Derived:
vagrant drifter floater vagabond wandering
Verb group:
stray err drift wander
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 4
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
"Before God I swear I am innocent"
Type of:
declare
Kinds of:
hold claim take attest declare
Derived:
swearer oath swearing assertion averment
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
Semantic Complexity
64%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
37
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

aquatic bird coscoroba cob pen cygnet mute swan sweep sail travel go move maunder