A magicwand (sense 1.1 ) A mascara tube with awand applicator (sense 2 ) FromMiddle English wand wond Old Norse vǫndr ( “ switch, twig ” ) ,[ 1] Proto-Germanic *wanduz ( “ rod ” ) , fromProto-Indo-European *wendʰ- ( “ to turn, twist, wind, braid ” ) . Cognate withIcelandic vendi ( “ wand ” ) ,Danish vånd ( “ wand, switch ” ) ,German Wand ( “ wall, septum ” ) ,Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃 ( wandus “ rod ” ) .
wand (plural wands
A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority.1886 October –1887 January,H[enry] Rider Haggard ,She: A History of Adventure Longmans, Green, and Co. , published1887 ,→OCLC Then all of a sudden a number of armed men arranged in companies, and marshalled by officers who held ivorywands in their hands, came running swiftly towards us, having, so far as I could make out, emerged from the face of the precipice like ants from their burrows.
A stick or rod used by a magician (amagic wand ),conjurer ordiviner (divining rod ). ( by extension ) 1975 Popular Science , volume207 , number 4, page135 :Shop vac serves as blower to force vermiculite in fiber drum up through vacuum-cleanerwand and hose into wall opening
A stick, branch, or stalk, especially ofwillow .c. 1596–1598 William Shakespeare , “The Merchant of Venice ”, inMr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies [ … ] (First Folio ), London: [ … ] Isaac Iaggard , andEd[ ward] Blount , published1623 ,→OCLC [ Act I, scene iii] :The skillful shepherd peeled me certainwands .
1891 Thomas Hardy ,Tess of the d'Urbervilles 17 :In addition to the distinction of a white frock, every woman and girl carried in her right hand a peeled willow-wand , and in her left a bunch of white flowers.
A card of a particularsuit of theminor arcana intarot , the wands. ( UK , soccer , figurative , informal ) foot used especially skillfully in football.2013 October 17, Lee McCulloch,Simp-Lee the Best: My Autobiography , Black & White Publishing,→ISBN Without question, he is the best left-footed player I've ever played with. Along with hiswand of a left foot he also has great pace and can be as hard as nails.
2019 February 15, Chris Sweeney,Mad Dog Gravesen , eBook Partnership,→ISBN Shortly afterwards, Thomas lined up a corner and with hiswand of a right foot, landed it on the head of Campbell to get Everton's second.
2021 May 10, Danny Lewis,Boleyn's Farewell , eBook Partnership,→ISBN Cresswell also had awand of a left foot, which was a threat from open play and set-pieces – though his quality in the latter category wasn't used as often in 2015/16 due to Payet's presence.
hand-held narrow rod
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wand (third-person singular simple present wands present participle wanding simple past and past participle wanded
( transitive ) scan (e.g. apassenger at anairport ) with ahandheld metal detector .( transitive ) handheld vibrator (thesex toy ) on (a person or body part).“wand ”, inDictionary.com Unabridged ,Dictionary.com, LLC , 1995–present. “wand ”, inMerriam-Webster Online Dictionary , Springfield, Mass.:Merriam-Webster , 1996–present. “wand ”, inOED Online Oxford University Press , launched 2000. FromMiddle Dutch want Proto-Germanic *wanduz ( “ wickerwork; barrier, fence ” ) . Cognate withGerman Wand
wand m plural wanden diminutive wandje n
wall Dewand van het gebouw is bedekt met graffiti. ―Thewall of the building is covered with graffiti. Er zijn schilderijen op elkewand van de galerij. ―There are paintings on everywall of the gallery. Hetwandje in de tuin is versierd met klimplanten. ―The smallwall in the garden is decorated with climbing plants. face (as in mountainface )Dezewand van de berg is erg steil. ―Thisface of the mountain is very steep. Hij is van plan de noordelijkewand van de Eiger te beklimmen. ―He plans to climb the northface of the Eiger. wand
first / third-person singular preterite ofwinden FromProto-West Germanic *wand Proto-Germanic *wanduz ( “ mole ” ) , fromProto-Indo-European *wendʰ- ( “ to turn, twist, wind, braid ” ) .
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first / third-person singular preterite ofwindan 
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