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How to pronounce wand in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms scepter, sceptre, verge
Type of staff
Has types bauble
Type Words
Synonyms baton
Type of rod
Type Words
Type of rod
Type Words
Type of twig, branchlet, sprig


stems bearing slender wands of flowers.

Examples of wand

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What is less understandable is the belief that career advice is some magic wand.
From the guardian.co.uk
Barbara Lee, white witch I like a wide handbag, because I need to carry my wand.
From the irishtimes.com
Diaz first tried to use a telescopic wand to get the cat to voluntarily descend.
From the ocregister.com
And it's not just Richard who can wave a milk wand and magic up a perfect latte.
From the nznewsuk.co.uk
The mini-wand is battery-operated and, at four inches, is usable as a key chain.
From the time.com
Watching from home, Brock notes how easy the wand is to use under the bowl's rim.
From the businessweek.com
The Rams can't go back and wave a magic wand and bring Lewis back from Cleveland.
From the stltoday.com
Then she calmly lowered a metallic wand into the virgin depths of my underarms.
From the nzherald.co.nz
All they needed to do is wave a wand-like, electrified metal wire near the flame.
From the chron.com
More examples
  • A rod used by a magician or water diviner
  • A thin supple twig or rod; "stems bearing slender wands of flowers"
  • Scepter: a ceremonial or emblematic staff
  • Baton: a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir
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  • A wand is a thin, straight, hand-held stick of wood, stone, ivory, or metal. Generally, in modern language, wands are ceremonial and/or have associations with magic but there have been other uses, all stemming from the original meaning as a synonym of rod and virge, both of which had a similar ...
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  • (Wands (Harry Potter)) The following is a list of magical objects in Harry Potter. These objects exist for the use of the characters in the series by J. K. Rowling.
  • A stick or staff; An instrument shaped like a stick or staff such as a curling wand; a magic wand; A branch or stalk, especially of willow; A suit of the minor arcana in tarot, or a card of that suit; To scan (e.g. a passenger at an airport) with a metal detector