wand

3 4.6

A thin stick a conductor uses to lead an orchestra

: batuta

Examples

But the wand must be quite thin.
It's a training wand.

Wicked (2024)
Use your wand.

Notes on a Scandal (2006)
A 21-inch wand that can be used to manipulate objects on an interactive whiteboard.

Academic text (2007)
And at the thought of this, Alejandro was transformed, suddenly happy as a little kid, waving his spatula like a wand.

Fiction book (2002)
Adie bobbled the wand, jabbing at the buttons with her thumbs.

Fiction book (2000)
The conductor waved his wand to signal the musicians to begin playing.
She held her wand high, guiding the choir's voices in perfect harmony.
The maestro expertly used his wand to direct the orchestra during the symphony.

rod

vswand

148 2.1

A long thin stick of metal or wood used for a specific purpose

is narrower, used only by conductors to direct musicians

baton

vswand

10 4.4

A thin stick used by a conductor to direct an orchestra

has the same meaning but is a different common name

4 5.8

Make something happen quickly and without effort

magic wand

18 4.2

A thin stick thought to have magic powers or a simple solution to a hard problem

ell-wand

9.9

A rod one ell long used to measure cloth

love wand

9.9

A quality or action that makes people feel cared for and happy

wand singular

wands plural

Wand means a thin 'stick' that people use to point or lead. So a conductor's wand is a small stick used to show the musicians what to do.