WAND

Pronunciation (US):

• WAND (noun)
  The noun WAND has 4 senses:

1. a rod used by a magician or water diviner
2. a thin supple twig or rod
3. a ceremonial or emblematic staff
4. a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir

  Familiarity information: WAND used as a noun is uncommon.

• WAND (noun)

Meaning:

A rod used by a magician or water diviner

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("wand" is a kind of...):

rod (a long thin implement made of metal or wood)

Meaning:

A thin supple twig or rod

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Context example:

stems bearing slender wands of flowers

Hypernyms ("wand" is a kind of...):

branchlet; sprig; twig (a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year)

Meaning:

A ceremonial or emblematic staff

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

scepter; sceptre; verge; wand

Hypernyms ("wand" is a kind of...):

staff (a rod carried as a symbol)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "wand"):

bauble (a mock scepter carried by a court jester)

Meaning:

A thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

baton; wand

Hypernyms ("wand" is a kind of...):

rod (a long thin implement made of metal or wood)