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Noun: wand  wónd
  1. A rod used by a magician or water diviner
    "The magician waved his wand and the rabbit disappeared"
     
  2. A thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir
    "The conductor raised his wand and the orchestra began to play";
    - baton
     
  3. A ceremonial or emblematic staff
    "The verger carried the wand in the procession";
    - scepter [US], sceptre [Brit, Cdn], verge
     
  4. A thin supple twig or rod
    "stems bearing slender wands of flowers"

Derived forms: wands

Type of: branchlet, rod, sprig, staff, twig

Encyclopedia: Wand, Gary