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WAND

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir

Synonyms:

baton; wand

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("wand" is a kind of...):

rod (a long thin implement made of metal or wood)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A rod used by a magician or water diviner

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("wand" is a kind of...):

rod (a long thin implement made of metal or wood)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A ceremonial or emblematic staff

Synonyms:

scepter; sceptre; verge; wand

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("wand" is a kind of...):

staff (a rod carried as a symbol)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wand"):

bauble (a mock scepter carried by a court jester)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A thin supple twig or rod

Example:

stems bearing slender wands of flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("wand" is a kind of...):

branchlet; sprig; twig (a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb wand

Credits

 Context examples: 

So twelve fairies came, each with a high red cap on her head, and red shoes with high heels on her feet, and a long white wand in her hand: and after the feast was over they gathered round in a ring and gave all their best gifts to the little princess.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

The girl, however, when she saw the old woman striding towards her, changed, with her magic wand, her sweetheart Roland into a lake, and herself into a duck swimming in the middle of it.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

The water you seek springs from a well in an enchanted castle; and, that you may be able to reach it in safety, I will give you an iron wand and two little loaves of bread; strike the iron door of the castle three times with the wand, and it will open: two hungry lions will be lying down inside gaping for their prey, but if you throw them the bread they will let you pass; then hasten on to the well, and take some of the Water of Life before the clock strikes twelve; for if you tarry longer the door will shut upon you for ever.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)