stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult

to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; Before God I swear I am innocent

[ Syn: affirm , verify , assert , avow , aver , swear ]

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

[ Syn: roll , wander , stray , tramp , roam , cast , ramble , rove , range , drift , vagabond ]

sweep majestically; Airplanes were swanning over the mountains'