<p><strong>noun</strong></p><ul><li>a slender stick or rod, especially one used by a magician, conjurer, or diviner.</li><li>a rod or staff carried as an emblem of one's office or authority.</li><li>a slender shoot, stem, or branch of a shrub or tree.</li><li>a small applicator for cosmetics, usually having a brush at the tip: She applied the mascara with a wand.</li><li>U.S. Archery. a slat 6 feet (183 centimeters) by 2 inches (5 centimeters) placed at a distance of 100 yards (91 meters) for men and 60 yards (55 meters) for women, and used as a target.</li><li>Also called wand reader. an electronic device, in the form of a handheld rod, that can optically read coded data, as on a merchandise label or tag or the page of a book.</li></ul>