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Swans

Any of various species of large, long-necked waterfowl, of genus Cygnus (bird family: Anatidae), most of which have white plumage.

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noun
  1. 1

    Any of various species of large, long-necked waterfowl, of genus Cygnus (bird family: Anatidae), most of which have white plumage.

  2. 2

    One whose grace etc. suggests a swan.

  3. 3

    This bird used as a heraldic charge, sometimes with a crown around its neck (e. g. the arms of Buckinghamshire).

verb
  1. 1

    To travel or move about in an aimless, idle, or pretentiously casual way.

verb
  1. 1

    To declare (chiefly in first-person present constructions).

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Swans"

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rovenounThe act of wandering; a ramble.
straynounAny domestic animal that lacks an enclosure, proper place, or company, but that instead wanders at large or is lost; an estray.
rangenounA line or series of mountains, buildings, etc.
driftnoun(physical) Movement; that which moves or is moved.
ramblenounA rambling; an instance of someone talking at length without direction.
castnounAn act of throwing.
vagabondnounOne who usually wanders from place to place, having no fixed dwelling, or not abiding in it, and usually without the means of honest livelihood.
wandernoun(countable) An act or instance of wandering.
roamnounThe act of roaming; a wander; a travel without aim or destination
swearnounA swear word.
assertnoun(programming) Synonym of assertion.
affirmverbTo assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true.
avownoun(obsolete) avowal
avernoun(British, dialectal, archaic) A beast of burden; chiefly a workhorse, but also a working ox or other animal.
cobsnounA corncob.
cygnetsnounThe young of a swan.
cygnusnoun(astronomy) A summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a swan. It includes the triple star system HD 188753 and the stars Deneb and Albireo.
facesan English rock band formed in London in 1969.
pelicansnounAny of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae, having a long bill with a distendable pouch.
trumpeternounSomeone who plays a trumpet.

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