a rod thought to have magic properties, used in casting spells or performing conjuring tricks:the fairy godmother waves her magic wand and grants the heroine’s wishes
a staff or rod held as a symbol of office:the beadle rapped noisily with his wand
informal a conductor’s baton.
a small stick with a brush at one end used to apply mascara:a mascara wand
2a handheld electronic device which can be passed over a barcode to read the encoded data:he waves the computer wand over the special barcode
a device emitting a laser beam, used especially to create a pointer on a projected image or text:you pull out a laser wand and point at the screen on the wall
each of a pair of handheld lights used by a person on the ground to guide a taxiing aircraft at night.
3 (wands) one of the suits in some tarot packs, corresponding to batons in others.
