wand
/wɒnd/ · noun
Meaning
- A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority.
- (by extension) An instrument shaped like a wand, such as a curling wand.
- A magic wand.
- A stick, branch, or stalk, especially of willow.
- A card of a particular suit of the minor arcana in tarot, the wands.
- To scan (e.g. a passenger at an airport) with a metal detector.
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