wand

noun

ˈwänd 

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

Examples of wand in a Sentence

The cashier used a wand to scan the bar code.

Recent Examples on the Web

Zapata recommends doing the task while in the shower by filling a dish wand with your favorite bathroom cleaner. —Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025

Guests using these lanes will be subject to a light pat-down or hand wand, as well as an inspection of the mobility device. —Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025

Maestri House LunaFro Milk Frother LunaFro’s frothing wand does an excellent job at creating velvety-smooth milk foam for cappuccino, but it can also be used to blend eggs, matcha, hot chocolate, protein powder, and smoothies. —Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025

The entrepreneur dressed up as Tinker Bell, complete with her own wings and a magical wand, while her children went as Peter Pan and Wendy. —Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, slender stick, from Old Norse vǫndr; probably akin to Old English windan to wind, twist — more at wind entry 3

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Phrases Containing wand

• magic wand

Rhymes for wand

• awned
• blond
• blonde
• bond
• conned
• dawned
• donned
• fond
• frond
• gond
• maund
• pawned

Kids Definition

wand

noun

ˈwänd 

1

: a slender rod used in performing magic

2

: a light rod or tube