Definition of WAND

wand

Meanings

Plural: wands

Noun

  • a rod used by a magician or water diviner
  • a thin supple twig or rod
    • "stems bearing slender wands of flowers"
  • a ceremonial or emblematic staff
  • a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir
  • A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority.
  • A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority.
  • A stick or rod used by a magician (a magic wand), conjurer or diviner (divining rod).
  • An instrument shaped like a wand, such as a curling wand.
  • A stick, branch, or stalk, especially of willow.
  • A card of a particular suit of the minor arcana in tarot, the wands.
  • A player's foot used especially skillfully in football.

Verb

  • 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).

Origin / Etymology

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”).

Scrabble Score: 8

wand is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
wand is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
wand is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

wand is a valid Words With Friends word