Swan

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

Pronunciation: / swɒn /

Word Forms:

Singular	Plural
swan	swans

[countable]

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Word Forms:

Prsesent	Past	Past Participle
swan	swanned	swanned

Present Participle	Third Person Singular
swanning	swans

[intransitive always + adverb/preposition]

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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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Pronunciation: ˈʃʌv(ə)lbɔːd

Parts of Speech: noun

a game in which players use long sticks to shove wooden disks onto the scoring area marked on a smooth surface

swan dive