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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The wand was also able to not only separate out each of my hair strands but push it up for maximum smoothing action.
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
The Bissell CleanView Swivel Pet Reach is built to tackle tumbleweeds of fur and mystery crumbs with surprising grace—thanks to a tangle-preventing brush roll and a wand that pops free for those hard-to-reach corners (or the perpetual dust colony behind your sofa).
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
Use the wand to reach window sills and curtains, and opt for the pet multi-tool to lift pet hair from stairs and upholstered furniture.
—Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
The auto steam wand delivers delicious microfoam using the milk of your choice while the ThermoJet heating system gets the machine up and running in seconds.
—Christopher Murray
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
The Bissell CleanView Swivel Pet Reach is built to tackle tumbleweeds of fur and mystery crumbs with surprising grace—thanks to a tangle-preventing brush roll and a wand that pops free for those hard-to-reach corners (or the perpetual dust colony behind your sofa).
—Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
Use the wand to reach window sills and curtains, and opt for the pet multi-tool to lift pet hair from stairs and upholstered furniture.
—Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
The auto steam wand delivers delicious microfoam using the milk of your choice while the ThermoJet heating system gets the machine up and running in seconds.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Wand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wand. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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wand
noun1
: a slender rod used in performing magic
2
: a light rod or tube
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