wand

Definition

  • noun: a long, thin stick used by a magician or during magic tricks
  • noun: a slender staff carried in a procession
  • synonyms: verge, rod, stick

Examples

  • The magician waved his 'magic wand' and pulled a rabbit out of the hat.

  • The new law is not a 'magic wand' that will solve all our problems.

  • The cashier used a 'wand' to scan the bar code.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) I'm still working on that part. He's weak. Who? Mr. Ollivander I need to ask you a few questions. Anything, m'boy. Anything! Would you mind identifying this wand? We need to know if it's safe to use. Uhh... Walnut Dragon Heartstring and three quarter inches. Unyie... Unyielding. And this? Hawthorn. An unicorn hair. inches. Reasonably pliant. This was the wand of Draco Malfoy. Was? Is it not still? Well, perhaps not. If you won it from him. I sense its allegiance has changed. You talk about wands, as if they have feelings... ... can think! The wand chooses the wizard, Mr. (..)
    2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2