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

The Chicago White Sox wand-waver, out for the season after Tommy John surgery, found himself in the middle of a heated debate with Detroit starter Tarik Skubal during the Tigers’ 4-3 win over the Sox on Friday at Comerica Park. —Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026

Face masks, hair caps, full-body panels and pocket-sized wands all promise clinical results from your bathroom or living room, and the price spread now runs from under $200 to north of $3,000. —Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026

At entry level, the Hooga HG300 panel runs roughly $149 to $200, and the Solawave wand sits near $169. —Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026

There was something so exciting about holding those glowing wands and feeling just a little grown-up while doing it. —Abby Price, Southern Living, 17 June 2026

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