swan

nouns

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

swan

is a member of

swimming birds having heavy short-legged bodies and bills with a horny tip: swans; geese; ducks

Anatidae, family Anatidae

is a type of (narrower)

wading and swimming and diving birds of either fresh or salt water

aquatic bird

verbs

to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

"Before God I swear I am innocent"

affirm, assert, aver, avow, swan, swear, verify

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"

cast, drift, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander

sweep majestically

"Airplanes were swanning over the mountains"

swan

is a type of (narrower)

move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions

"The diva swept into the room"; "Shreds of paper sailed through the air"; "The searchlights swept across the sky"

sail, sweep