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wand
[ wond ]
noun
- a slender stick or rod, especially one used by a magician, conjurer, or diviner.
- a rod or staff carried as an emblem of one's office or authority.
- a slender shoot, stem, or branch of a shrub or tree.
- a small applicator for cosmetics, usually having a brush at the tip:
She applied the mascara with a wand.
- U.S. Archery. a slat 6 feet (183 centimeters) by 2 inches (5 centimeters) placed at a distance of 100 yards (91 meters) for men and 60 yards (55 meters) for women, and used as a target.
- Also called wand reader. an electronic device, in the form of a handheld rod, that can optically read coded data, as on a merchandise label or tag or the page of a book.
wand
/ wɒnd /
noun
- a slender supple stick or twig
- a thin rod carried as a symbol of authority
- a rod used by a magician, water diviner, etc
- informal.a conductor's baton
- archery a marker used to show the distance at which the archer stands from the target
- a hand-held electronic device, such as a light pen or bar-code reader, which is pointed at or passed over an item to read the data stored there
Derived Forms
- ˈwandˌlike, adjective
Other Words From
- wandlike adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of wand1
Word History and Origins
Origin of wand1
Example Sentences
Nearly 90 years later, a group of magicians still honors their idol with a “Broken Wand” ceremony at his gravesite each year.
Without such prodding, the machine's wand simply doesn't have enough torque to move ice cream so formidable.
Well, I am sure Hillary understands better than anyone that there is no magic wand.
There are a lot of people who want to wave a magic wand and make all that stuff go away,” said “Still4Hill.
A French wizard discovers his newfound sexuality vis-à-vis a magic wand that happens to be attached to him.
He made me think of an old time magician more than anything, and I felt that with a touch of his wand he could transform us all.
The good saint appeared before him, and, striking the crocodile with his wand, changed it instantly into a rock.
As if a magician's wand had touched him, the garland of roses transformed him into a vision of Oriental beauty.
Hamza took down the panniers after laying his wand of sugar-cane upon the burning ground.
Many of them towered a hundred feet with scarcely a limb to mar the wand-like symmetry of the six-foot boles.
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