1
: a slender staff carried in a procession : verge
2
: a slender rod used by conjurers and magicians
3
: a slat six feet by two inches used as a target in archery
also
: a narrow strip of paper pasted vertically on a target face
4
: any of various pipelike devices
especially
: the rigid tube between the hose and the nozzle of a vacuum cleaner
5
: a handheld device used to enter information (as from a bar code) into a computer
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The cashier used a wand to scan the bar code.
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Ryan Craig, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Using the applicator wand, apply one to two dots of product to each cheek.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2025
Universal has expanded the number of magic locations for the wands to five new areas within Wizarding World.
—Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2025
Indulge in one of eight different specialty massage therapy treatments, reset your skincare with a Kansa wand facial, or receive a full body Dead Sea salt exfoliation.
—Cat Sposato, AFAR Media, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Wand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wand. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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wand
noun1
: a slender rod used in performing magic
2
: a light rod or tube
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