Main Entry: wand

Pronunciation: \ˈwänd\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, slender stick, from Old Norse vǫndr; probably akin to Old English windan to wind, twist — more at wind

Date: 13th century

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