swans
Long-necked white birds
Swans are large waterfowl with long necks, related to geese and ducks but more elegant in appearance.
They mate for life and are associated with grace and beauty.
A swan song is a final performance or gesture before death or retirement, from the ancient belief that mute swans sing only once, at death.
To swan about is to move idly or aimlessly in a showy manner: He swanned around Europe all summer.
Juvenile swans
- cobMaize ear's central cylinder
- penInk-filled writing tool
- waterfowlSwimming birds collectively
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
glide · nesting · migrate · wetlands · lakes · ponds · graceful · elegance
- OdetteBewitched maiden, avian form
- pas de deuxBallet for two dancers
- corps de balletBallet's ensemble performers
- tutuShort projecting dance skirt
adagio · prima ballerina · ballerina · choreography · arabesque · pointe · pirouette · Pavlova
cygnets
Juvenile swans
plumage · glide · nesting · migrate · wetlands · lakes · ponds · graceful · elegance · serene
Tchaikovsky
- OdetteBewitched maiden, avian form
- pas de deuxBallet for two dancers
- corps de balletBallet's ensemble performers
tutu · adagio · prima ballerina · ballerina · choreography · arabesque · pointe · pirouette · Pavlova · grand jeté
- lake scenerowboat, canoe, kayak, dock, pier
- migratory animalsCanada goose, geese, snow goose, ducks, sandhill crane
- waterbirdsducks, auk, geese, bittern, booby
- Waterfowlduck, goose, mallard, drake, geese
- duckpondsducks, mallards, geese, water lilies, reeds
- Baltic natureBaltic Sea, boreal forests, bogs, pine forests, birch forests
swansugly ducklings
Unappealing things awaiting transformation
- swan songFinal work or performance
- swan diveArched forward plunge
- black swanDark-feathered Australian waterfowl
- Swan LakeRomantic Russian ballet
- swan boatBird-shaped paddle craft
- black swan eventUnforeseen high-impact occurrence