English Explanatory Dictionary

wand

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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. An instrument shaped like a wand.
  4. A stick, branch, or stalk, especially of willow.
  5. A card of a particular suit of the minor arcana in tarot, the wands.
  6. A player's foot used especially skillfully in football.
verb
  1. To scan (e.g. a passenger at an airport) with a handheld metal detector.
  2. To use a handheld vibrator (the sex toy) on (a person or body part).
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/wɒnd/ /wɑnd/ /wɔnd/ En-us-wand.ogg

Word forms

wand wands wanding wanded

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- Proto-Germanic *wanduz Old Norse vǫndrbor. Middle English wand English wand 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”).

Synonyms

staff rod stick twig

Derived words

bubble wand fairy wand golden wand knife wand love wand magic wand mill-wand optical wand princess wand royal wand search wand toilet wand violet wand wand mullein wand of peace wandwork wand work water wand handwand

Translations

Armenian: գավազան Bulgarian: палка Bulgarian: жезъл Catalan: vara Chinese Mandarin: 魔杖 Chinese Mandarin: 魔法棒 Dutch: staf Dutch: roede Esperanto: bastono Esperanto: vergo Finnish: sauva French: baguette Galician: garabullo Galician: garavizo Galician: guizo Galician: bregasca German: Stab Ancient Greek: ῥάβδος Hebrew: מַטֶּה Hebrew: שַׁרְבִיט Italian: bacchetta Japanese: つえ Latin: virga Macedonian: стапче Māori: tari Māori: pihi Māori: matire Norwegian: stav Norwegian: vånd Polish: różdżka Polish: pałeczka Portuguese: varinha Russian: па́лочка Russian: жезл Spanish: varita Ottoman Turkish: دكنك Ottoman Turkish: عصا Woiwurrung: jerrer
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