swan
swan /ˈswɔn/
noun
-
()
Stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult
(
swan
)
stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult
The swan is a beautiful and graceful bird that is often used as a symbol of love and fidelity
The swan is a beautiful and graceful bird that is often used as a symbol of love and fidelity
verb
-
()
To declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
(
aver
, avow
, verify
, affirm
, assert
, swan
, swear
)
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
Before God I swear I am innocent
Before God I swear I am innocent
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Sweep majestically
(
swan
)
sweep majestically
Airplanes were swanning over the mountains
Airplanes were swanning over the mountains
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Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
(
cast
, ramble
, roll
, range
, rove
, stray
, swan
, tramp
, vagabond
, drift
, roam
, wander
)
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
The gypsies roamed the woods
The gypsies roamed the woods
Roving vagabonds
roving vagabonds
The wandering Jew
the wandering Jew
The cattle roam across the prairie
The cattle roam across the prairie
The laborers drift from one town to the next
the laborers drift from one town to the next
They rolled from town to town
They rolled from town to town
declension
declension /dɪˈklɛnʃən/
noun
-
A class of nouns, pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms
(
declension
)
a class of nouns, pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms
The first declension in Latin
the first declension in Latin
-
A downward slope or bend
(
declension
, declination
, decline
, declivity
, descent
, downslope
, fall
)
a downward slope or bend
They carefully descended the steep declivity, their steps guided by ropes and harnesses.
They carefully descended the steep declivity, their steps guided by ropes and harnesses.
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Process of changing to an inferior state
(
declension
, decline in quality
, deterioration
, worsening
)
process of changing to an inferior state
-
The inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages
(
declension
)
the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages