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- Dictionarywand/wɒnd/
noun
- 1. a long, thin stick or rod.
- 2. a handheld electronic device which can be passed over a barcode to read the encoded data: "he waves the computer wand over the special barcode"
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an electronic device that is held in the hand and that is used to find metal, for example when checking whether someone is carrying a weapon: A security guard uses a metal-detecting wand to check out students entering the school. Screeners can detect anything metal with the help of hand-held wands.
Wand definition: a slender stick or rod, especially one used by a magician, conjurer, or diviner.. See examples of WAND used in a sentence.
1. : a slender staff carried in a procession : verge. 2. : a slender rod used by conjurers and magicians. 3. : a slat six feet by two inches used as a target in archery. also : a narrow strip of paper pasted vertically on a target face. 4. : any of various pipelike devices.
WAND meaning: 1. a special thin stick waved by a person who is performing magic tricks: 2. an electronic device…. Learn more.
Definitions of wand. noun. a thin supple twig or rod. “stems bearing slender wands of flowers” see more. noun. a ceremonial or emblematic staff. synonyms: scepter, sceptre, verge. see more. noun. a rod used by a magician or water diviner. see more. noun. a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir. synonyms: baton.
1. a slender stick or rod, esp. one used by a magician or conjurer. 2. a rod or staff carried as an emblem of one's office or authority. 3. a slender shoot, stem, or branch of a shrub or tree. 4. a small applicator for cosmetics, usu. having a brush at the tip.
wand. noun. /wɒnd/. /wɑːnd/. . (also magic wand) a straight, thin stick that is held by somebody when performing magic or magic tricks. The fairy waved her wand and the table disappeared. You can't expect me to just wave a (magic) wand and make everything all right.
A wand is the same as a magic wand. You can't simply wave a wand and get rid of nuclear weapons. Synonyms: stick , rod , cane , baton More Synonyms of wand
noun. wands. A slender, supple switch or shoot, as of a young tree. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A rod or staff carried as a symbol of authority; scepter. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A conductor's baton. American Heritage. A rod regarded as having magical powers, as one used by a magician or fairy. Webster's New World.
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.
