wand
[ wond ]
/ wɒnd /
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 cm) by 2 inches (5 cm) 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.
Origin of wand
1150–1200; Middle English < Old Norse
vǫndr; cognate with Gothic
wandus
OTHER WORDS FROM wand
wand·like, adjectiveWords nearby wand
wan2tlk,
wanamaker,
wanaque,
wanchancy,
wanchüan,
wand,
wand reader,
wanda,
wander,
wander plug,
wanderer
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British Dictionary definitions for wand
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 of wand
wandlike, adjectiveWord Origin for wand
C12: from Old Norse
vōndr; related to Gothic
wandus and English
wend