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   wand

   /wɒnd/

   noun

   • 1. a long, thin stick or rod.
   • ▪ a rod thought to have magic properties, used in casting spells or performing conjuring tricks: "the fairy godmother waves her magic wand and grants the heroine's wishes"
   • ▪ a staff or rod held as a symbol of office: "the beadle rapped noisily with his wand"
   • ▪ a conductor's baton. informal
   • ▪ a small stick with a brush at one end used to apply mascara: "a mascara wand"
   • 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"
   • ▪ a device emitting a laser beam, used especially to create a pointer on a projected image or text: "you pull out a laser wand and point at the screen on the wall"
   • ▪ each of a pair of handheld lights used by a person on the ground to guide a taxiing aircraft at night.
   • 3. one of the suits in some tarot packs, corresponding to batons in others.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old Norse vǫndr, probably of Germanic origin and related to wend and wind2.

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   What is wand noun?

   • any object in the shape of a straight, thin stick Definition of wand noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What is a wand used for?

   • 1. a wand with which a conductor directs an orchestra or band. 2. a metal rod fitted with a weighted bulb at each end and carried and twirled by a drum major or majorette. 3. a thin cylinder that is passed from one member of a relay team to the member next to compete.

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   What is a wand in magic?

   • WAND definition: 1. a special thin stick waved by a person who is performing magic tricks: 2. an electronic device…. Learn more.

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   What is a dental wand?

   • In 1997, a new concept of drug delivery through a CCLAD system known as The Wand (Milestone Scientific, Livingston, NJ) and later rebranded as CompuDent was introduced to the dental profession. The Wand consists of a disposable hand piece component and computer control unit.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWAND | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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.

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     an electronic device that is held in the hand and that is...

   • Znaczenie Wand, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     wand definicja: 1. a special thin stick waved by a person...

   • Wand: Catalan Translation

     wand translate: vareta. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Wand: Korean Translation

     wand translate: 마법 지팡이. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Wand Spanish Translation

     WAND translate: varita, varita mágica [feminine, singular]....

   • Wand: Italian Translation

     WAND translate: bacchetta magica, bacchetta. Learn more in...

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   • Wand: French Translation

     WAND translate: baguette [feminine] (magique), baguette...

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   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.

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   Wand definition: a slender stick or rod, especially one used by a magician, conjurer, or diviner.. See examples of WAND used in a sentence.

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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.

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   wand. (wɒnd) n. 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.

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   any object in the shape of a straight, thin stick. Definition of wand noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   wand in British English. (wɒnd ) noun. 1. a slender supple stick or twig. 2. a thin rod carried as a symbol of authority. 3. a rod used by a magician, water diviner, etc.