twitch vs wand

twitch

noun
  • couch grass (Elymus repens; a species of grass, often considered as a weed) 

  • A stick with a hole in one end through which passes a loop, which can be drawn tightly over the upper lip or an ear of a horse and twisted to keep the animal quiet during minor surgery. 

  • A brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again; a spasm. 

  • Action of spotting or seeking out a bird, especially a rare one. 

  • A brief, contractile response of a skeletal muscle elicited by a single maximal volley of impulses in the neurons supplying it. 

  • The sudden narrowing almost to nothing of a vein of ore. 

  • A trip taken in order to observe a rare bird. 

verb
  • To spot or seek out a bird, especially a rare one. 

  • To jerk sharply and briefly. 

  • To cause to twitch; spasm. 

  • To perform a twitch; spasm. 

wand

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

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

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

  • 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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