Need another word that means the same as “wand”? Find 11 synonyms for “wand” in this overview.
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The synonyms of “Wand” are: scepter, sceptre, verge, baton, stick, staff, pole, bar, dowel, rod, stake
Wand as a Noun
Definitions of "Wand" as a noun
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “wand” as a noun can have the following definitions:
- A rod thought to have magic properties, used in casting spells or performing conjuring tricks.
- A small stick with a brush at one end used to apply mascara.
- A thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir.
- A conductor's baton.
- One of the suits in some tarot packs, corresponding to batons in others.
- A rod used by a magician or water diviner.
- Each of a pair of handheld lights used by a person on the ground to guide a taxiing aircraft at night.
- A thin supple twig or rod.
- A staff or rod held as a symbol of office.
- A ceremonial or emblematic staff.
- A device emitting a laser beam, used especially to create a pointer on a projected image or text.
- A long, thin stick or rod.
- A handheld electronic device which can be passed over a barcode to read the encoded data.
Synonyms of "Wand" as a noun (11 Words)
bar | The profession of barrister. An electric fire with three bars. |
baton | A short stick or tube passed from runner to runner in a relay race. Batons of cheddar cheese. |
dowel | A fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together. |
pole | A long slender flexible rod of wood or fibreglass used by a competitor in pole vaulting. They tell you on the tin that their tuna is entirely caught with pole and line. |
rod | Any rod shaped bacterium. The largest carp ever caught on rod and line in Britain. |
scepter | The imperial authority symbolized by a scepter. |
sceptre | A ceremonial or emblematic staff. Imperial regalia of orb and sceptre. |
staff | The body of teachers and administrators at a school. A staff of 600. |
stake | A pole or stake set up to mark something as the start or end of a race track. Bishop Ridley was burned at the stake. |
stick | In field hockey the foul play of raising the stick above the shoulder. The kid had a candied apple on a stick. |
verge | An edge of tiles projecting over a gable. On the verge of tears. |
Usage Examples of "Wand" as a noun
- Stems bearing slender wands of flowers.
- He waves the computer wand over the special barcode.
- A mascara wand.
- The beadle rapped noisily with his wand.
- The fairy godmother waves her magic wand and grants the heroine's wishes.
- You pull out a laser wand and point at the screen on the wall.