wand
noun
- rod associated with magic in fiction and folklore
- rod-shaped device for scanning
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /wɒnd/ / /wɑnd/ / /wɔnd/
name
Etymology: Various origins: * A nickname for a shy or short-sighted person, from Old English wand (“mole”). * Borrowed from German Wand, a metonymic occupational surname for a weaver or cloth cutter, from Middle High German gewant (“cloth, garment”) (representing modern Gewand (“garment”)). * Borrowed from Dutch Wand, a metonymic occupational surname for a glove maker, from Middle Dutch want (“glove”).
- A surname.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- Proto-Germanic *wanduz Old Norse vǫndrbor. Middle English wand English wand From Middle English wand, wond, from Old Norse vǫndr (“switch, twig”), from Proto-Germanic *wanduz (“rod”), from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to turn, twist, wind, braid”). Cognate with Icelandic vendi (“wand”), Danish vånd (“wand, switch”), German Wand (“wall, septum”), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃 (wandus, “rod”).
- A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority.
“Then all of a sudden a number of armed men arranged in companies, and marshalled by officers who held ivory wands in their hands, came running swiftly towards us, having, so far as I could make out, emerged from the face of the precipice like ants from their burrows.”
- A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority.
“Love is that blessed wand which wins the waters from the hardness of the heart.”
- An instrument shaped like a wand.
“curling wand”
“Shop vac serves as blower to force vermiculite in fiber drum up through vacuum-cleaner wand and hose into wall opening”
- A stick, branch, or stalk, especially of willow.
“The skillful shepherd peeled me certain wands.”
“In addition to the distinction of a white frock, every woman and girl carried in her right hand a peeled willow-wand, and in her left a bunch of white flowers.”
- A card of a particular suit of the minor arcana in tarot, the wands.
- A player's foot used especially skillfully in football.
“Without question, he is the best left-footed player I've ever played with. Along with his wand of a left foot he also has great pace and can be as hard as nails.”
“Shortly afterwards, Thomas lined up a corner and with his wand of a right foot, landed it on the head of Campbell to get Everton's second.”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- Proto-Germanic *wanduz Old Norse vǫndrbor. Middle English wand English wand From Middle English wand, wond, from Old Norse vǫndr (“switch, twig”), from Proto-Germanic *wanduz (“rod”), from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to turn, twist, wind, braid”). Cognate with Icelandic vendi (“wand”), Danish vånd (“wand, switch”), German Wand (“wall, septum”), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃 (wandus, “rod”).
- To scan (e.g. a passenger at an airport) with a handheld metal detector.
- To use a handheld vibrator (the sex toy) on (a person or body part).