The Clue
Water birds (5 letter answer)
The Answer
SWANS
Tags
Notes
The answer SWANS is uncommon, appearing about once every 525 puzzles.
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Definition
SWAN as a noun:
1. stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult
SWAN as a verb:
1. (affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear) = to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; "Before God I swear I am innocent"
2. (roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond) = move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"
3. sweep majestically; "Airplanes were swanning over the mountains"