swan
1any of several large, stately aquatic birds of the subfamily Anserinae, having a long, slender neck and usually pure-white plumage in the adult.: Compare mute swan, trumpeter swan, whistling swan, whooper swan.
a person or thing of unusual beauty, excellence, purity, or the like.
Literary. a person who sings sweetly or a poet.
Swan, Astronomy. the constellation Cygnus.
Origin of swan
1Other words from swan
- swanlike, adjective
Words Nearby swan
Other definitions for swan (2 of 3)
Midland and Southern U.S. Older Use. to swear or declare (used with I): Well, I swan, I never expected to see you here!
Origin of swan
2Other definitions for Swan (3 of 3)
Sir Joseph Wilson, 1828–1914, British chemist, electrical engineer, and inventor.
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How to use swan in a sentence
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The film Black swan, with costumes by Rodarte, had an enormous impact on fashion.
Natalie Portman The Black swan Oscar winner rapped on SNL with The Lonely Island.
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Pete Dexter’s Indelible Portrait of Author Norman Maclean | Pete Dexter | March 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFrom the corner of the porch you can see the swan Mountains; turning your head, you see the Missions.
Pete Dexter’s Indelible Portrait of Author Norman Maclean | Pete Dexter | March 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe universal desire was for mamma to see him, and when the time came, she owned that papa's swan had not turned out a goose.
The Daisy Chain | Charlotte YongeBetween the cape and Point swan, there is a sandy bay, fronted by a bed of rocks.
The Black swan, is singing to fine fashionable houses, and bids fair to stand unrivalled in the world of Song.
When the boat's all finished and all sails set, she'll sail away just like a swan; you see if she doesn't.
Seven O'Clock Stories | Robert Gordon AndersonNow, little girl, you stand here and say: 'I christen thee White swan.'
Seven O'Clock Stories | Robert Gordon Anderson
British Dictionary definitions for swan (1 of 3)
/ (swɒn) /
any large aquatic bird of the genera Cygnus and Coscoroba, having a long neck and usually a white plumage: family Anatidae, order Anseriformes
rare, literary
a poet
(capital when part of a title or epithet): the Swan of Avon (Shakespeare)
(intr; usually foll by around or about) informal to wander idly
Origin of swan
1Derived forms of swan
- swanlike, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for Swan (2 of 3)
/ (swɒn) /
a river in SW Western Australia, rising as the Avon northeast of Narrogin and flowing northwest and west to the Indian Ocean below Perth. Length: about 240 km (150 miles)
British Dictionary definitions for Swan (3 of 3)
/ (swɒn) /
Sir Joseph Wilson. 1828–1914, English physicist and chemist, who developed the incandescent electric light (1880) independently of Edison
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