Wand (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a slender stick or rod, especially one used by a magician, conjurer, or diviner.
  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, usually having a brush at the tip: She applied the mascara with a wand.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
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
  4. a conductor's baton
  5. a marker used to show the distance at which the archer stands from the target
  6. 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
Wand (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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