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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Dried-out mascara will clump and flake, but more importantly bacteria can get into the tube via the mascara wand, eventually leading to potential eye infections.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 17 Jan. 2025
Both events take place on Saturdays and Sundays. 10 of 10
Make Cocktails at the Wands and Wizards Exploratorium
Let the wand choose the witch or wizard at Wands and Wizard Exploratorium.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
Milk and milk alternatives are frothed with an automatic steaming wand, which results in some seriously velvety foam.
—Jaina Grey, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2025
Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Superstar Glow Kit Designed with an easy-to-use magic cushion applicator, these wands included in the Glow Kit glide effortlessly over your cheekbones, delivering a soft-focus glow that lasts all day.
—Angela Lei, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 17 Jan. 2025
Both events take place on Saturdays and Sundays. 10 of 10
Make Cocktails at the Wands and Wizards Exploratorium
Let the wand choose the witch or wizard at Wands and Wizard Exploratorium.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025
Milk and milk alternatives are frothed with an automatic steaming wand, which results in some seriously velvety foam.
—Jaina Grey, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2025
Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood Superstar Glow Kit Designed with an easy-to-use magic cushion applicator, these wands included in the Glow Kit glide effortlessly over your cheekbones, delivering a soft-focus glow that lasts all day.
—Angela Lei, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Wand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wand. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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wand
noun1
: a slender rod used in performing magic
2
: a light rod or tube
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