wand

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1. 1

   A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority.

   Then all of a sudden a number of armed men arranged in companies, and marshalled by officers who held ivory wands in their hands, came running swiftly towards us, having, so far as I could make out, emerged from the face of the precipice like ants from their burrows.

2. 2

   A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority. A stick or rod used by a magician (a magic wand), conjurer or diviner (divining rod).

   Love is that blessed wand which wins the waters from the hardness of the heart.

3. 3

   An instrument shaped like a wand.

   curling wand

   Shop vac serves as blower to force vermiculite in fiber drum up through vacuum-cleaner wand and hose into wall opening

4. 4

   A stick, branch, or stalk, especially of willow.

   The skillful shepherd peeled me certain wands.

   In addition to the distinction of a white frock, every woman and girl carried in her right hand a peeled willow-wand, and in her left a bunch of white flowers.

5. 5

   A card of a particular suit of the minor arcana in tarot, the wands.

6. 6

   figuréA player's foot used especially skillfully in football.

   Without question, he is the best left-footed player I've ever played with. Along with his wand of a left foot he also has great pace and can be as hard as nails.

   Shortly afterwards, Thomas lined up a corner and with his wand of a right foot, landed it on the head of Campbell to get Everton's second.

   Cresswell also had a wand of a left foot, which was a threat from open play and set-pieces – though his quality in the latter category wasn't used as often in 2015/16 due to Payet's presence.

verbe

1. 1

   To scan (e.g. a passenger at an airport) with a handheld metal detector.

2. 2

   To use a handheld vibrator (the sex toy) on (a person or body part).

Formes

pluriel

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passé

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participe passé

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participe présent

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3ᵉ personne du singulier

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