swan
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(verb) sweep majestically; "Airplanes were swanning over the mountains" |
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Related Words: sail, sweep |
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(noun) stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult |
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Related Words: Cygnus atratus, Cygnus buccinator, Cygnus columbianus, Cygnus cygnus, Cygnus olor, aquatic bird, black swan, cob, coscoroba, cygnet, mute swan, pen, trumpeter, trumpeter swan, tundra swan, whooper, whooper swan |
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(verb) wander about aimlessly; "The gypsies roamed the woods" |
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Synonyms: cast, drift, ramble, range, roam, rove, stray, vagabond, wander |
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Related Words: gad, gallivant, go, jazz around, locomote, maunder, move, travel |
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(verb) to declare or affirm as true: "Before God I swear I am innocent." |
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Synonyms: affirm, assert, aver, avow, swear |
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Related Words: assure, attest, claim, declare, declare, hold, protest, take, tell |
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