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# wand

«wand» in Mova's school dictionary: **a thin stick used by a magician, wizard or fairy to do…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a wand, wands)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A wand is a thin stick used by a magician, wizard or fairy to do magic tricks or spells. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wand/#m1)

2) A wand is any thin rod or stick-shaped tool, such as a mascara wand or a metal-detector wand. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wand/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In stories and fairy tales wizards and fairies wave wands to cast spells (Harry Potter, Cinderella's fairy godmother). In real life magicians use a wand as part of a trick; it has no real power — the magic is skill and misdirection. In airports, security staff use a hand-held wand to check for metal. Phrases: «wave a wand», «magic wand», «there is no magic wand» (no quick, easy solution).

### examples

- The fairy godmother waved her wand. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wand/#x1)
- The magician tapped the hat with his wand. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wand/#x2)
- I made a wand from a stick and glitter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wand/#x3)
- Harry Potter's wand had a phoenix feather inside. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wand/#x4)
- Security checked her with a wand at the airport. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wand/#x5)
- There's no magic wand to fix it — we need to work hard. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wand/#x6)
- Wands can't really do magic; magicians use tricks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wand/#x7)
- “So saying, she touched me with her wand, and I became what you see. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wand/#x8)

### note

Plural: wands. Said «wond» (rhymes with «pond»). Do not confuse with «want» or «wander».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «wand» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/wand/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.