swan

Nouns

  • (n) stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult

Verbs

  • (v) to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
    • Before God I swear I am innocent
    avow, affirm, assert, aver, swear, verify,
  • (v) 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 rolled from town to town
    roam, rove, stray, vagabond, wander, ramble, range, drift, tramp, cast, roll,
  • (v) sweep majestically
    • Airplanes were swanning over the mountains

Synonyms

avow affirm assert aver swear verify roam rove stray vagabond wander ramble range drift tramp cast roll

Words of close approximity

swab swad swag swap swat sway
swab swad swag swap swat sway SWbS SWbW swig swim swiz swob swop swot
swan dive swanflower swan-flower swank swanky swanneck swan-neck swan orchid Swan River daisy Swan River everlasting swan's down Swansea Swanson swan song