Swan

What do we mean by swan?

Any of various large waterbirds of the genera Cygnus and Coscoroba of the family Anatidae, having webbed feet, a long slender neck, and usually white plumage. noun

To travel around from place to place. intransitive verb

To declare; swear. Used in the phrase I swan as an interjection. intransitive verb

To swear: used in the phrase I swan, an expression of emphasis. Also swon.

A large lamellirostral palmiped bird, of the family Anatidæ and subfamily Cygninæ, with a long and flexible neck, naked lores, reticulate tarsi, and simple or slightly lobed hallux. ; ; ; noun

In heraldry, a bearing representing a swan, usually with the wings raised as it carries them when swimming. It is therefore not necessary to say in the blazon “with wings indorsed.” See below. noun

In astronomy See Cygnus, 2. noun

See def. 1. noun

Any one of numerous species of large aquatic birds belonging to Cygnus, Olor, and allied genera of the subfamily Cygninæ. They have a large and strong beak and a long neck, and are noted for their graceful movements when swimming. Most of the northern species are white. In literature the swan was fabled to sing a melodious song, especially at the time of its death. noun

Fig.: An appellation for a sweet singer, or a poet noted for grace and melody. noun

The constellation Cygnus. noun

A bird of India (Cygnopsis cygnoides) resembling both the swan and the goose. noun

A large size of shot used in fowling. noun

Any of various species of large, long-necked waterfowl, of genus Cygnus, most of which have white plumage. noun

One whose grace etc. suggests a swan. noun

(intransitive) To travel from place to place with no fixed itinerary or purpose. verb

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

Sweep majestically verb

Stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult noun

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

One whose grace etc. suggests a swan.

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

Words that are spelled similarly to swan:
swan.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word swan:
cygnus, giselle, nutcracker, quixote, geese, goose, canning, perth, pas, tyne, juliet, hunter, ballet, colony, brewery, stirling, plain, inn, sleeping, romeo, lake, manitoba, duck, coastal, pub, river, jennifer, reviewed, princess, beauty, pond, hill, bird, suburb, dragon.

Words that rhyme with swan:
on, upon, phenomenon, liaison, con, john, dawn, paragon, echelon, don, moron, denouement, lexicon, spawn, fawn, non, pantheon, salon, rapprochement, wan, pawn, amazon, lawn, polygon, baton, gone, pylon, emoticon, drawn, take on, khan, axon, argon, pecan, coupon, yawn, automaton, bon, brawn, avalon, oman, crayon, carillon, marathon, yuan, babylon, prawn, hexagon, flawn, han, capon, proton, antiphon, bygone, oregon, aileron, hon, sine qua non, foregone, iran, neutron, withdrawn, quan, tron, celadon, photon, mastodon, meson, octagon, juan, pion, radon, ron, pentagon, epsilon, hogan, boron, braun, nylon, forgone, put on, sean, parmesan, get on, carry on, yon, agamemnon, micron, based on, gabon, woebegone, chiffon, aragon, pass on, draw on, call on, oberon, amadon, go on, exon.

Adjectives that are often used to describe swan:
white, black, wild, beautiful, mute, young, graceful, sweet, female, male, single, necked, golden, tame, dead, fat, stately, royal, double, red, big, huge, solitary, yellow, snowy, english, proud, pale, lovely, majestic, blue, australian, giant, elegant, lone, lonely, rare, faint, dyed, angry, stuffed, mantuan, divine, famous, pure, fabled, fair, roasted, polish, magnificent, celluloid, sacred, resistant, divining, gigantic, dear, solow, live, wooden, bright, enormous, grown, tuneful, origami, supreme, noble, distant, winged, immortal, crystal.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective swan:
ganz, song, neck, maidens, shot, knight, maiden, deformity, woman, boat, songs, skin, pan, feathers, necks, children, dive, road, boats, deformities, finch, marks, canning, skins, street, geese, mark, maid, down, river, wings, avon, quill, calls, maids, quills, king, upping, shape, herd, look, dress, taplin, infiltrating, canz, diving, hopping, bird, lamps, drops, meat, plumage, chariot, jacob, alley, girls, goose, catheters, shooting, gantz, ring, youth, ship, raven, gam, coat, bill, feather, lake, breast, princess, bands, mussel, garments, master, dives, myers, white, catheter, heads, bevies, herds, melody, riding.

Consonant match to swan:
swoon, swain, swine, swann, swaine, swayne, sween.

Words that sound like swan:
swan, swann, suan, swine, swoon, swang, swain, swin, swen, suin, swaine, swom, swown, sweyn, zwaan, zwan, sian, seon, suwon, sihon, swim, swing, spawn, swam, swans, swung, swatch, swa, swathe, swum, sonne, swimm, sonn, spon, swanny, sohn, swanee, swem, swaim, saan, aswan, slon, sois, sawan, staan, spahn, swana, swanner, spohn, assuan, sahne, soie, swanned, siwan, suant, juan, xian, huan, schwann, xuan, iwan, hwan, suon, sworn, sawn, swaney, swound, cyan, scion, cion, cne, see in, psion, sawin, sewen, cyon, siom, siouan, cnh, sewan, psalm, cine, cin, cen, cyn, cene, cien, c1, saam, oswin, aswin, ciren, cinn, cyne, cein, aswoon, ice wine, -stan, ceann, cepan.