wand

CEFRB1

/wɒnd/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A thin stick used for magic or to point at things.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An instrument shaped like a wand.

Examples

  • The witch cast a spell and a beam of light shot out of her wand.

  • The wizard waved his magic wand and disappeared into thin air.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority.

  2. A stick or rod used by a magician (a magic wand), conjurer or diviner (divining rod).

  3. A stick, branch, or stalk, especially of willow.

More examples

In context

  • curling wand

  • Love is that blessed wand which wins the waters from the hardness of the heart.

  • The skillful shepherd peeled me certain wands.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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”).