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   wand

   /wɒnd/

   noun

   • 1. a long, thin stick or rod.
   • ▪ a rod thought to have magic properties, used in casting spells or performing conjuring tricks: "the fairy godmother waves her magic wand and grants the heroine's wishes"
   • ▪ a staff or rod held as a symbol of office: "the beadle rapped noisily with his wand"
   • ▪ a conductor's baton. informal
   • ▪ a small stick with a brush at one end used to apply mascara: "a mascara wand"
   • 2. a handheld electronic device which can be passed over a barcode to read the encoded data: "he waves the computer wand over the special barcode"
   • ▪ a device emitting a laser beam, used especially to create a pointer on a projected image or text: "you pull out a laser wand and point at the screen on the wall"
   • ▪ each of a pair of handheld lights used by a person on the ground to guide a taxiing aircraft at night.
   • 3. one of the suits in some tarot packs, corresponding to batons in others.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old Norse vǫndr, probably of Germanic origin and related to wend and wind2.

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • W

     4

   • A

     1

   • N

     1

   • D

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