Swan : (noun)
1: stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and
usually white plumage as adult
(verb)
1: to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before
God I swear I am innocent" [syn: affirm, verify, assert,
avow, aver, swear]
2: move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in
search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the
woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The
cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from
one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"
[syn: roll, wander, stray, tramp, roam, cast,
ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond]
3: sweep majestically; "Airplanes were swanning over the
mountains"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Swan : \Swan\, n. [AS. swan; akin to D. zwaan, OHG. swan, G.
schwan, Icel. svanr, Sw. svan, Dan. svane; and perhaps to E.
sound something audible.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of large aquatic
birds belonging to Cygnus, Olor, and allied genera of
the subfamily Cygnin[ae]. They have a large and strong
beak and a long neck, and are noted for their graceful
movements when swimming. Most of the northern species are
white. In literature the swan was fabled to sing a
melodious song, especially at the time of its death.
Note: The European white, or mute, swan ({Cygnus gibbus),
which is most commonly domesticated, bends its neck in
an S-shaped curve. The whistling, or trumpeting, swans
of the genus Olor do not bend the neck in an S-shaped
curve, and are noted for their loud and sonorous cry,
due to complex convolutions of the windpipe. To this
genus belong the European whooper, or whistling swan
({Olor cygnus), the American whistling swan ({O.
Columbianus), and the trumpeter swan ({O.
buccinator). The Australian black swan ({Chenopis
atrata) is dull black with white on the wings, and has
the bill carmine, crossed with a white band. It is a
very graceful species and is often domesticated. The
South American black-necked swan ({Sthenelides
melancorypha) is a very beautiful and graceful
species, entirely white, except the head and neck,
which are dark velvety seal-brown. Its bill has a
double bright rose-colored knob.
2. Fig.: An appellation for a sweet singer, or a poet noted
for grace and melody; as Shakespeare is called the swan of
Avon.
3. (Astron.) The constellation Cygnus.
Swan goose (Zo["o]l.), a bird of India ({Cygnopsis
cygnoides) resembling both the swan and the goose.
Swan shot, a large size of shot used in fowling.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Swan : Secure WAN ??? (RSA), "S/WAN"
Based on Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [Acronyms_Dictionary]:
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Swan : Sun Wide Area Network (Sun, WAN)
Based on Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [Acronyms_Dictionary]:
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Swan, IA (city, FIPS 76665)
Location: 41.46561 N, 93.30942 W
Population (1990): 76 (33 housing units)
Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 50252
Based on U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [Census_Database]:
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Swan : mentioned in the list of unclean birds (Lev. 11:18; Deut.
14:16), is sometimes met with in the Jordan and the Sea of
Galilee.
Based on U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [Census_Database]:
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