swan


Definition: Meaning of, swan in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / swɒn /

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Singular Plural
swan swans
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  1. a large white bird with a long neck that lives on rivers and lakes
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
swan swanned swanned
Present Participle Third Person Singular
swanning swans
[intransitive always + adverb/preposition]
  1. British English informal to enjoy yourself and behave in a relaxed way that is annoying to other people
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swan used in phrases

  • Bewick's swan (noun)
    1. eurasian subspecies of tundra swan; smaller than the whooper
  • Swan Lake
    1. (1877) a BALLET with music by TCHAIKOVSKY . It tells the story of Prince Siegfried who falls in love with a SWAN (= a large white bird) which changes into the beautiful Princess Odette. At the end of the BALLET, Odette dies of unhappiness and disappears under the water of the lake, and the music from this scene, called "The Dying Swan", is very well-known.
  • Swan River daisy (noun)
    1. western Australian annual much cultivated for its flower heads with white or bluish to violet or variegated rays
  • Swan River everlasting (noun)
    1. australian annual everlasting having light pink nodding flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Helipterum
  • black swan (noun)
    1. large Australian swan having black plumage and a red bill
  • mute swan (noun)
    1. soundless Eurasian swan; commonly domesticated
  • swan dive (noun)
    1. a dive in which the diver arches the back with arms outstretched before entering the water
  • swan orchid (noun)
    1. any of several orchids of the genus Cycnoches having slender arching columns of flowers suggesting the neck of a swan
  • swan song (noun)
    1. especially before retirement a final performance or effort
  • swan's down (noun)
    1. soft woollen fabric used especially for baby clothes
    2. down of the swan
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