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Similar words: swain · scan · span · swab · swap · swat · sway · wan · rowan · swami
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swan

1 noun ZOOL water birdeala fem4  c m ublack swan eala dhubh 2 verb informal go casually INTRANSITIVEhe can't just swan off on holidays ní féidir leis go díreach bailiú leis ar saoireshe swanned about all day bhí sí ag leadaíocht thart an lá ar fad

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Phrases and Examples in other entries

  • entangle »
    the swan was entangled in the fishing line bhí an eala i bhfostú sa dorú
  • form »
    she appeared in the form of a swan nocht sí i riocht eala
  • goose »
    all sb's geese are swans is geal leis an bhfiach dubh a ghearrcach féin
  • mate »
    swans mate for life fanann na healaí ina bpéirí lena saol
  • swan neck »
    it has a swan neck design tá dearadh píobán eala air
  • swan-necked »
    swan-necked woman bean a bhfuil muineál ar nós eala aici
  • swan-necked »
    swan-necked flask fleasc píobán eala
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