swan
IPA: swˈɑn
noun
- Any of various species of large, long-necked waterfowl, of genus Cygnus (bird family: Anatidae), most of which have white plumage.
- (figuratively) One whose grace etc. suggests a swan.
- (heraldry) This bird used as a heraldic charge, sometimes with a crown around its neck (e. g. the arms of Buckinghamshire).
- (Australian rules football) someone connected with the Sydney Swans, as a fan, player, coach, etc.
- A surname transferred from the nickname.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A township and unincorporated community therein, in Noble County, Indiana.
- A minor city in Marion County, Iowa.
- An unincorporated community and township in Taney County, Missouri, named after Swan Creek.
- An unincorporated community in Smith County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in the town of Frankfort, Marathon County, Wisconsin.
- Other townships, in Illinois, Nebraska and Ohio, listed under Swan Township.
- The City of Swan, a local government area in Perth, Western Australia.
- (soccer) someone connected with Swansea City Football Club, as a fan, player, coach, etc.
verb
- (intransitive) To travel or move about in an aimless, idle, or pretentiously casual way.
- (US, dialectal or colloquial) To declare (chiefly in first-person present constructions).
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Examples of "swan" in Sentences
- The symbol of the party is a swan.
- The swan flies up to her and honks at her.
- I saw white swans and pink flamingo at the zoo.
- Swan now realizes the potential of the situation.
- The stuffed animal of the swan is still in production.
- Tai is the ugly duckling turned into the beautiful swan.
- The lake is also on the migratory path of the whooper swan.
- The Mute Swan, Whooper Swan and Spoonbill can be found here.
- Young swans are known as cygnets, from the Latin word for swan, cygnus.
- In the swan's beak was a sprig of beech symbolising Carshalton Beeches.