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

  • (..) Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,Best not to mention this to anyone, Harry. Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,l still need...a wand. Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,A wand? Well, you'll want Ollivanders.\NThere ain't no place better. (..)
    2001 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
  • (..) Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,''First year's students will require\Nthree sets of plain work robes... Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,...one wand.'' Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,Essential bit of equipment, Harry. (..)
    2001 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone