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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024wand /wɑnd/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a slender rod, esp. one used by a magician.
- a staff carried as a sign or emblem of office or authority.
- Electronicsan electronic device in the form of a hand-held rod that can read coded or printed data on a merchandise label or in a document.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wand (wond),USA pronunciation n. - a slender stick or rod, esp. one used by a magician, conjurer, or diviner.
- a rod or staff carried as an emblem of one's office or authority.
- Botanya slender shoot, stem, or branch of a shrub or tree.
- a small applicator for cosmetics, usually having a brush at the tip:She applied the mascara with a wand.
- Sport[U.S. Archery.]a slat 6 ft. (183 cm) by 2 in. (5 cm) placed at a distance of 100 yd. (91 m) for men and 60 yd. (55 m) for women, and used as a target.
- ElectronicsAlso called wand reader. an electronic device, in the form of a hand-held rod, that can optically read coded data, as on a merchandise label or tag or the page of a book.
- Old Norse vǫndr; cognate with Gothic wandus
- Middle English 1150–1200
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: wand /wɒnd/ n - a slender supple stick or twig
- a thin rod carried as a symbol of authority
- a rod used by a magician, water diviner, etc
- informal a conductor's baton
- a marker used to show the distance at which the archer stands from the target
- 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
Etymology: 12th Century: from Old Norse vōndr; related to Gothic wandus and English wend |