Word Finder - swans

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Any of various species of large, long-necked waterfowl, of genus Cygnus (bird family: Anatidae), most of which have white plumage.

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One whose grace etc. suggests a swan.

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This bird used as a heraldic charge, sometimes with a crown around its neck (e. g. the arms of Buckinghamshire).

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To travel or move about in an aimless, idle, or pretentiously casual way.

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To declare (chiefly in first-person present constructions).

Paddy feeds the swans on a very cold Friday 24th Feb 2006.

His grandfather was said to be Helias, knight of the Swan, one of the brothers whose adventures are well known, though with some variation, in the familiar fairy tale of "The Seven Swans."

Vegetation is scanty, but bears, foxes and other Arctic animals, geese, swans, &c., provide means of livelihood for a few Samoyed hunters.

The Swans, who were relegated from division two this season, struggled with 10 men for most of the game.

Regnard, the French dramatist, found in Lapland (1681) that witches could turn men into cats, and could themselves assume the forms of swans, crows, falcons and geese.

Both men are Swans' rejects - the latter departed the Vetch just three months ago.

Making the Swans second favorites, as most bookies have done, seems slightly odd, tho not as curious as making Darlington favorites.

A hard-earned draw against their fellow promotion chasers Torquay means the Swans have still taken only nine points from their last nine matches.

Humberside Police then commandeered busses to take the Swans fans to Hull.

The last time the Swans played in Cardiff, police escorted a convoy of 32 busses.

But the Swans then crumpled twice inside a minute around the hour mark to gift Oxford the three points.

On the quiet stretch of the river above the weir, a pair of Mute Swans are still accompanied by their two gray cygnets.

He is yet to clock up 100 Swans appearances despite making his first-team debut way back in August 1996.

Carved into the inglenook fireplace are the letters ' ell ' and in the stained glass window lovers ' swans.

Meanwhile, goalkeeper Roger Freestone, who was reported to be nursing an ankle ligament injury, has been named in the Swans squad.

Jones, who was making only his fifth league start for the Swans since joining in 1997, also criticized the referee 's decision.

Injured last season, he was released on a free transfer by the Swans.

The high-flying Swans turned in a solid display to come away with the points, and Jackett was pleased to avoid a slip-up.

Luckily most of the oil was confined to the very southern end away from the main harbor and only three swans were originally affected.

The loch is now home to 25 rescued swans and has become a sanctuary.

Poultry within two miles of the location of the dead swans are also to be tested.

We went in the hide and saw lots of wild swans.

Infected wild swans have been found in the countries.

The mooring comes complete with some exotic birds - three black swans.

The Great Pond remains a beautifully tranquil spot and is currently home to a pair of swans.

Robert has come a long way since his days as a member of the highly successful Birmingham acoustic jazz trio, Swans Way.

The meats included venison, beef, pork, goat, lamb, rabbit, hare, mutton, swans, herons and poultry.

Some facts and figures The reserve is nationally important as a refuge for its flock of wintering whooper swans.

A large white bird, probably a swan, maybe two swans, had smashed the windscreen.

The Swans then hit the woodwork twice in three minutes.

Lohengrin's guide (the swan) was originally the little brother who, in one version of "the Seven Swans," was compelled through the destruction of his golden chain to remain in swan form and attached himself to the fortunes of one of his brothers.

Lead poisoning continues to be a danger to swans as well as other waterfowl due to the ingestion of lead fishing sinkers.

Not only are they gold, they are also elegantly sculpted into swans ' necks and lions ' heads.

Swans boss John Hollins again threw in the kids - over half the starting XI aged 21 or under.

Trumpeter Swans are well adapted for the harsh environments in which they sometimes live.

The menu consisted of quite a large number of different kinds of foods, including wild birds like swans, ducks, partridge, geese, and turkeys.

Top the cupcakes with handcrafted fondant figures, such as swans, hearts, or handmade flowers.

For a wedding or a beautiful adornment to a formal dinner table, create the origami swans pictured here.

Cat origami for kids is a great project to start with; continue with beginners' projects like origami swans and the traditional hen.

This website offers instructions on towel swans, stingrays, turtles and sea lions, just to name a few.

Dollar Bill Origami has designs for cranes, vultures (perhaps not the best choice for a serious gift), geese, swans, peacocks, pelicans, and eagles.

Imagine your guests' delight when they find you've folded their towels into swans!

For instance, you could make two bath towel swans with a smaller hand towel swan for company.

Wind chimes, gold paper fans, paper lanterns, and origami swans are also popular decorations.

Midir, using his magic, disguised the two of them as swans and flew away with Etain.

Finally, if you enjoy these hand painted styles, you might also like the Swans and Daffodils silk white nightgown.

True to its name, you'll find both swans and daffodils exquisitely painted on this nightgown.

But in French story Helyas is not the son of Parzival, but of the king and queen of Lillefort, and the story of his birth, of himself, his five brothers and one sister is, with variations, that of "the seven swans" persecuted by the wicked grandmother, which figures in the pages of Grimm and Hans Andersen.

Here vast numbers of ducks, geese, swans and pelicans resort every year.

The known fauna comprise boars, bears, deer, swans, geese, pheasants and quail.