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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
/ ɒԻ /
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
informala 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
Other 51Թ Forms
- wandlike adjective
- ˈɲԻˌ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of wand1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of wand1
Example Sentences
She holds her head high whether playing piccolo or the 6-foot contrabass flute, as if her instrument were a magic wand used to activate her voice in the highest registers and the deepest.
The patent for one of these gadgets — a large, electromagnetic, vibrational wand — is Carrie’s only inheritance.
He also posted a teaser video on Instagram, in which he dons Draco's blonde wig and black robes and reaches for his wooden wand before menacingly asking: "Scared, Potter?"
All this means that even if the mayor were to wave a magic wand and make it infinitely easier for productions to shoot on L.A.’s iconic streets, the jobs still wouldn’t automatically follow.
Six consecutive years of running in the red has led to a staggering $219.5-million deficit that won’t be wiped away with the waving of any wand.
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