Wand

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A thin supple rod, twig, or stick.
  • n. A slender rod carried as a symbol of office in a procession; a scepter.
  • n. Music A conductor's baton.
  • n. A stick or baton used by a magician, conjurer, or diviner.
  • n. A pipelike attachment that lengthens the handle of a device or tool: a vacuum cleaner that has two extension wands.
  • n. A hand-held electronic device, often shaped like a rod, that is used for security purposes to detect metal.
  • n. Sports A six-foot by two-foot slat used as an archery target.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A stick or staff.
  • n. An instrument shaped like a stick or staff such as a curling wand.
  • n. a magic wand.
  • n. A branch or stalk, especially of willow.
  • n. A suit of the minor arcana in tarot, or a card of that suit.
  • v. To scan (e.g. a passenger at an airport) with a metal detector.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A small stick; a rod; a verge.
  • n.
  • n. A staff of authority.
  • n. A rod used by conjurers, diviners, magicians, etc.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A slender stick; a rod.
  • n. A twig; a bough.
  • n. A rod, or staff having some special use or character. Specifically
  • n. A rod used by conjurers or diviners.
  • n. A small baton which forms part of the insignia of the messenger of a court of justice in Scotland, and which he must exhibit before executing a caption: called more fully wand of peace.
  • n. The baton used by a musical con ductor.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir
  • n. a ceremonial or emblematic staff
  • n. a thin supple twig or rod
  • n. a rod used by a magician or water diviner
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    rod    twig    branchlet    sprig   
    Cross Reference
    staff    switch    electric wand    runic wand   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    rod    verge    stick    rot    rodlet    baton    caduceus    scepter   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bond    Durand    Fronde    Gond    abscond    beyond    blond    blonde    bond    conned   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    rod    cane    lance    dagger    sword    sceptre    stick    arrow    staff    cord