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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The remote is a simple rectangular wand with a large circular navigation pad near the top.
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PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
Attach a dust brush to an extension wand to suck up collected dust on the underside of fan blades and lighting fixtures, including the bulbs (make sure they’re cooled completely before doing so).
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2024
More to Know: Expect a curl lasting up to 8 hours after using this sleek wand which lifts lashes through a curved comb designed to reach every lash with ease.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2024
The device arrives in a set with seven attachments, though the long barrel wands are our favorite for curling, whereas the brushes make raking through full manes a quick process.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2024
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PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
Attach a dust brush to an extension wand to suck up collected dust on the underside of fan blades and lighting fixtures, including the bulbs (make sure they’re cooled completely before doing so).
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2024
More to Know: Expect a curl lasting up to 8 hours after using this sleek wand which lifts lashes through a curved comb designed to reach every lash with ease.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2024
The device arrives in a set with seven attachments, though the long barrel wands are our favorite for curling, whereas the brushes make raking through full manes a quick process.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Wand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wand. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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wand
noun1
: a slender rod used in performing magic
2
: a light rod or tube
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