wand
To scan with a handheld metal detectorTo scan (e.g. a passenger at an airport) with a handheld metal detector.
» Where's your magic wand?
Где твоя волшебная палочка?
Де твоя чарівна паличка?
Де ваша чарівна паличка?
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To scan (e.g. a passenger at an airport) with a handheld metal detector.
(transitive)To use a handheld vibrator (the sex toy) on (a person or body part).
Examples
33 sentencesWhere's your magic wand?
Де твоя чарівна паличка? — deniko
ruГде твоя волшебная палочка? — Karok
This is a magic wand.
Це чарівна паличка. — deniko
ruЭто волшебная палочка. — marafon
deDas ist ein Zauberstab. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I wish I had a magic wand.
ruЖаль, у меня нет волшебной палочки. — odexed
Give me the wand.
Дай мені паличку. — deniko
deGib mir den Zauberstab. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
These magic wands are edible.
Ці чарівні палички їстівні. — deniko
Origin
From Middle English wand, wond, from Old Norse vǫndr (“switch, twig”), from Proto-GermanicFrom Middle English wand, wond, from Old Norse vǫndr (“switch, twig”), from Proto-Germanic *wanduz (“rod”), from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to turn, twist, wind, braid”). Cognate with Icelandic vendi (“wand”), Danish vånd (“wand, switch”), German Wand (“wall, septum”), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃 (wandus, “rod”).
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Forms
wands, wanding, wanded, wandedWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle