wand en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /wɑnd/ (General-American)
- /wɒnd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (General-American) audio
- /wɔnd/ (Australia, Scotland)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- Proto-Germanic *wanduz Old Norse vǫndrbor. Middle English wand English wand From Middle English wand, wond, from Old Norse vǫndr (“switch, twig”), from Proto-Germanic *wanduz (“rod”), from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to turn, twist, wind, braid”). Cognate with Icelandic vendi (“wand”), Danish vånd (“wand, switch”), German Wand (“wall, septum”), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃 (wandus, “rod”).
Meanings
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A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority.
Then all of a sudden a number of armed men arranged in companies, and marshalled by officers who held ivory wands 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.
1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:
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A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority. ▸ A stick or rod used by a magician (a magic wand), conjurer or diviner (divining rod).
Love is that blessed wand which wins the waters from the hardness of the heart.
1859, George Meredith, chapter 13, in The Ordeal of Richard Feverel. A History of Father and Son. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Chapman and Hall, →OCLC:
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(broadly) An instrument shaped like a wand.
Shop vac serves as blower to force vermiculite in fiber drum up through vacuum-cleaner wand and hose into wall opening
1975, Popular Science, volume 207, number 4, page 135:curling wand
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A stick, branch, or stalk, especially of willow.
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.
1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, volume 1, London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., page 17:The skillful shepherd peeled me certain wands.
c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii]:
- A card of a particular suit of the minor arcana in tarot, the wands.
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(UK, figuratively, informal) A player's foot used especially skillfully in football.
Without question, he is the best left-footed player I've ever played with. Along with his wand of a left foot he also has great pace and can be as hard as nails.
2013 October 17, Lee McCulloch, Simp-Lee the Best: My Autobiography, Black & White Publishing, →ISBN:Cresswell also had a wand 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.
2021 May 10, Danny Lewis, Boleyn's Farewell, eBook Partnership, →ISBN:Shortly afterwards, Thomas lined up a corner and with his wand of a right foot, landed it on the head of Campbell to get Everton's second.
2019 February 15, Chris Sweeney, Mad Dog Gravesen, eBook Partnership, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wands | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
wandlike · magic wand · mill-wand · princess wand · wand of peace · metewand · search wand · knife wand · wand work · wandmaker · royal wand · wand mullein · optical wand · wandless · fairy wand · toilet wand · golden wand · water wand · ellwand · wandy · violet wand · love wand · bubble wand · yardwand · wandwork
Synonyms
twig · stick · twig · rod · stick · staff · staff · rod
Translations (100)
gl guizo (hand-held narrow rod) · ka ჯოხი (hand-held narrow rod) · fi sauva (hand-held narrow rod) · sv stav (hand-held narrow rod) · be жазло́ (hand-held narrow rod) · mk стапче (hand-held narrow rod) · vi que (hand-held narrow rod) · mk стап (hand-held narrow rod) · ar عَصًا (hand-held narrow rod) · uk жезл (hand-held narrow rod) · ug تاياق (hand-held narrow rod) · pl różdżka (hand-held narrow rod) · ro baghetă (hand-held narrow rod) · hi छड़ी (hand-held narrow rod) · uz tayoq (hand-held narrow rod) · cs palice (hand-held narrow rod) · sl palica (hand-held narrow rod) · pl pałeczka (hand-held narrow rod) · bg пръ́чка (hand-held narrow rod) · ja 杖 (hand-held narrow rod) · la virga (hand-held narrow rod) · gl garabullo (hand-held narrow rod) · uk па́личка (hand-held narrow rod) · sh pȁlica (hand-held narrow rod) · pl kij (hand-held narrow rod) · grc ῥάβδος (hand-held narrow rod) · ru жезл (hand-held narrow rod) · fa-ira چوب (hand-held narrow rod) · sk palička (hand-held narrow rod) · nl staf (hand-held narrow rod) · gl garavizo (hand-held narrow rod) · pt varinha (hand-held narrow rod) · kk шыбық (hand-held narrow rod) · be кій (hand-held narrow rod) · sh шта̀пић (hand-held narrow rod) · bg па́лка (hand-held narrow rod) · cs proutek (hand-held narrow rod) · ja つえ (hand-held narrow rod) · hy գավազան (hand-held narrow rod) · tr çubuk (hand-held narrow rod) · fa-ira چوبَک (hand-held narrow rod) · it bacchetta (hand-held narrow rod) · eo vergo (hand-held narrow rod) · mi pihi (hand-held narrow rod) · kk таяқ (hand-held narrow rod) · nb stav (hand-held narrow rod) · be па́лка (hand-held narrow rod) · mk прачка (hand-held narrow rod) · tg чӯбча (hand-held narrow rod) · el ράβδος (hand-held narrow rod) · cmn 棍子 (hand-held narrow rod) · tr asa (hand-held narrow rod) · tg чӯб (hand-held narrow rod) · wyi jerrer (hand-held narrow rod) · eo bastono (hand-held narrow rod) · mi tari (hand-held narrow rod) · fr baguette (hand-held narrow rod) · vi đũa (hand-held narrow rod) · uk па́лиця (hand-held narrow rod) · bg же́зъл (hand-held narrow rod) · be па́лачка (hand-held narrow rod) · sh па̏лица (hand-held narrow rod) · tr değnek (hand-held narrow rod) · tt таяк (hand-held narrow rod) · sk palica (hand-held narrow rod) · mi matire (hand-held narrow rod) · gl bregasca (hand-held narrow rod) · cmn 棍 (hand-held narrow rod) · he שַׁרְבִיט (hand-held narrow rod) · he מַטֶּה (hand-held narrow rod) · ota دكنك (hand-held narrow rod) · de Stab (hand-held narrow rod) · uk па́лка (hand-held narrow rod) · ky таяк (hand-held narrow rod) · hu pálca (hand-held narrow rod) · ko 지팡이 (hand-held narrow rod) · uz tayoqcha (hand-held narrow rod) · th ไม้ (hand-held narrow rod) · az çubuq (hand-held narrow rod) · uz choʻp (hand-held narrow rod) · sk prútik (hand-held narrow rod) · ky таякча (hand-held narrow rod) · nb vånd (hand-held narrow rod) · tr dayak (hand-held narrow rod) · tg асо (hand-held narrow rod) · cs prut (hand-held narrow rod) · nl roede (hand-held narrow rod) · sh štàpić (hand-held narrow rod) · cs hůl (hand-held narrow rod) · es varita (hand-held narrow rod) · ru па́лочка (hand-held narrow rod) · cmn 棒 (hand-held narrow rod) · tk taýak (hand-held narrow rod) · ota عصا (hand-held narrow rod) · fa-ira عَصا (hand-held narrow rod) · ur چَھڑی (hand-held narrow rod) · uk кий (hand-held narrow rod) · cs hůlka (hand-held narrow rod) · da stav (hand-held narrow rod) · ca vara (hand-held narrow rod)