wand
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4.1
- noun
- /wɑnd/
- Literature
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varita (mágica)
- The magician waved his wand and the audience gasped as the rabbit appeared from thin air.
- a magic wand
- a magical wand
- wave a wand
No, Potter, Rub the wand and show me.
- No, Potter, Rub the wand and show me.
- It's going to wave the wand and, and wipe away poverty.
- So if I could not sleep, that would be my magic wand slash superpower.
- Can't make arrests or wave a wand to magically lower crime tomorrow.
Examples
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-It's a magic wand.
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And I wish I could wave a magic wand over all my problems, make them go away, too.
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So on one side we have a little wand like this.
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Yes, and I will wave this magic wand for no reason.
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Hey, go get the magic wand.
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If you had a magic wand, what would you change to make your life more meaningful?
Academic text (2013) -
Now, so much had changed, and sometimes I wished I had a magic wand to change it back.
Fiction book (2001) -
It's a tiny little magical wand of your very own.
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Went to Ollivander's wand shop and got you your very own wand.
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Everyone got their wands from Ollivander's.
Synonyms
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4.2
A thin stick thought to have magic powers or a simple solution to a hard problem
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How Magical
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Etymology
Wand originally meant a thin 'stick' or 'twig' you could wave. That is why a wand became a tool for magicians or for people who try to find water, because both are things you hold and point or wave.