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A magic wand (noun sense 1.1)

Middle English wand

English wand

From Middle English wand, wond, from Old Norse vǫndr (“switch, twig”),[1] 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”).

wand (plural wands)

  1. A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority.
    Synonyms: staff, rod; see also Thesaurus:stick
    • 1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:
      Then all of a sudden a number of armed men arranged in companies, and marshalled by officers who held ivory wands in their hands, came running swiftly towards us, having, so far as I could make out, emerged from the face of the precipice like ants from their burrows.
    1. A stick or rod used by a magician (a magic wand), conjurer or diviner (divining rod).
  2. (by extension) An instrument shaped like a wand.
    curling wand
    • 1975, Popular Science, volume 207, number 4, page 135:
      Shop vac serves as blower to force vermiculite in fiber drum up through vacuum-cleaner wand and hose into wall opening
  3. A stick, branch, or stalk, especially of willow.
  4. A card of a particular suit of the minor arcana in tarot, the wands.
  5. (UK, soccer, figurative, informal) A player's foot used especially skillfully in football.
    • 2013 October 17, Lee McCulloch, Simp-Lee the Best: My Autobiography, Black & White Publishing, →ISBN:
      Without question, he is the best left-footed player I've ever played with. Along with his wand of a left foot he also has great pace and can be as hard as nails.
    • 2019 February 15, Chris Sweeney, Mad Dog Gravesen, eBook Partnership, →ISBN:
      Shortly afterwards, Thomas lined up a corner and with his wand of a right foot, landed it on the head of Campbell to get Everton's second.
    • 2021 May 10, Danny Lewis, Boleyn's Farewell, eBook Partnership, →ISBN:
      Cresswell also had a wand of a left foot, which was a threat from open play and set-pieces – though his quality in the latter category wasn't used as often in 2015/16 due to Payet's presence.

hand-held narrow rod

wand (third-person singular simple present wands, present participle wanding, simple past and past participle wanded)

  1. (transitive) To scan (e.g. a passenger at an airport) with a handheld metal detector.
  2. (transitive) To use a handheld vibrator (the sex toy) on (a person or body part).
  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “wand”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

From Middle Dutch want, from Proto-Germanic *wanduz (“wickerwork; barrier, fence”). Cognate with German Wand.

wand m (plural wanden, diminutive wandje n)

  1. wall
    De wand van het gebouw is bedekt met graffiti. ― The wall of the building is covered with graffiti.
    Er zijn schilderijen op elke wand van de galerij. ― There are paintings on every wall of the gallery.
    Het wandje in de tuin is versierd met klimplanten. ― The small wall in the garden is decorated with climbing plants.
  2. face (as in mountain face)
    Deze wand van de berg is erg steil. ― This face of the mountain is very steep.
    Hij is van plan de noordelijke wand van de Eiger te beklimmen. ― He plans to climb the north face of the Eiger.

wand

  1. first/third-person singular preterite of winden

From Proto-West Germanic *wand, from Proto-Germanic *wanduz (“mole”), from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to turn, twist, wind, braid”).

wand f

  1. mole (animal)

Strong _ō_-stem:

From windan.

wand

  1. first/third-person singular preterite of windan