prop vs wand

prop

noun
  • Any of the seashells in the game of props. 

  • The propeller of an aircraft. 

  • An item placed within an advertisement in order to suggest a style of living etc. 

  • An item placed on a stage or set to create a scene or scenario in which actors perform. 

  • An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports. 

  • A proposition, especially on an election-day ballot. 

  • The player on either side of the hooker in a scrum. 

  • propellant (“rocket fuel”) 

verb
  • To support or shore up something. 

  • To play rugby in the prop position. 

  • To manually start the engine of a propeller-driven aircraft with no electric starter by pulling vigorously on one of the propeller blades using the hands, so that the propeller can catch ignition. 

  • To position the feet of (a person) while sitting, lying down, or reclining so that the knees are elevated at a higher level. 

wand

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

  • 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. 

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

  • 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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