swans

noun

1. pl. swans or swan any of several large-bodied, web-footed waterfowl (family Anatidae, esp. genus Cygnus) with a long, graceful neck and, typically, pure white feathers: swans are graceful swimmers and strong fliers
2. a person who resembles or is thought to resemble a swan in some way; sometimes, specif., a great poet or singer

intransitive verb