—swan /swɒn/ aep /swɑːn/
noun [C]
► B2 a large, usually white bird with a long neck that lives on rivers and lakes: » We watched the swans glide by.Thesaurus+: ↑Birds which live by or on inland water• • •
Extra Examples:» We took some bread to feed the swans.» A young swan is called a cygnet.verb [I usually + adv/prep] (-nn-) UK INFORMAL DISAPPROVING ↑Verb Endings for swan
► F0 to travel, move, or behave in a relaxed way for pleasure and without worrying that others may feel annoyed: » She swanned into the room, carrying a glass of wine, taking no notice of the fact that she'd kept us all waiting for hours.» He's been swanning around the States (= travelling and not doing any work) all summer.Thesaurus+: ↑Travelling- emaciated
- emaciation
- ♯ Sports venues
- ♯ Sportswear and swimwear
- ♯ Spreading and scattering
- ♯ Spying and espionage
- ♯ Squeezing and grinding
- ♯ Staff and the workforce
- ♯ Stages and phases
- ♯ Stages of life
- ♯ Stairs and lifts
- ♯ Standard and routine
- ♯ Stars and constellations
- ♯ Starting again
- ♯ Starting and beginning
- ♯ Starting fires
- ♯ Starting from a particular time
- ♯ Starting, succeeding and failing in business
- ♯ Statistics
- ♯ Staying afloat, capsizing and sinking
- ♯ Staying and remaining
- ♯ Stealing
- ♯ Stockings, tights and socks
- ♯ Stop having or doing something
- ♯ Stopping fighting