cue vs wand

cue

noun
  • A straight tapering stick used to hit the balls in various games. 

  • A marker or signal that triggers something, such as the start of an audio recording. 

  • The last words of a play actor's speech, serving as an intimation for the next actor to speak; any word or words which serve to remind an actor to speak or to do something; a catchword. 

  • The name of the Latin-script letter Q. 

  • An action or event that is a signal for somebody to do something. 

  • A hint or intimation. 

verb
  • To spark or provoke. 

  • To form into a cue; to braid; to twist. 

  • To give someone a cue signal. 

  • To take aim on the cue ball with the cue and hit it. 

wand

noun
  • An instrument shaped like a wand, such as a curling wand. 

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

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

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

  • A stick or rod used by a magician (a magic wand), conjurer or diviner (divining rod). 

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

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