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   swan

   /swän/

   noun

   • 1. a large waterbird with a long flexible neck, short legs, webbed feet, a broad bill, and typically all-white plumage.

   verb

   • 1. move about or go somewhere in a casual, relaxed way, typically perceived as irresponsible or ostentatious by others: informal British "swanning around in a $2,000 sharkskin suit doesn't make you a Renaissance prince"

   Word Origin Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zwaan and German Schwan. The current sense of the verb originated as military slang, referring to the free movement of armored vehicles.

   Derivatives

   • 1. swanlike adjective

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • S

     1

   • W

     4

   • A

     1

   • N

     1

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