*wand*

n. [ Obs. ] See Ellwand. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To wander away; to go astray; to wander far and to weariness. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Mete to measure + wand. ] A measuring rod. Ascham. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To wander in a wrong path; to stray; to go astray. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A bird of the genus Pedionomus (Pedionomus torquatus) of New South Wales, the only species in the genus. Pedionomus is the only genus of the family Pedionomidae of the order Passeriformes and the plains wanderer is thus the only species in the family. The total world population (ca. 2000) is estimated to be 5 to 10 thousand. See also http://www.philipmaher.com/plains.htm.
Syn. -- plain wanderer. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

. (Bot.) See Sea girdles. [ 1913 Webster ]

See accommodating.
See aching.
See ailing.
See aiming.
See alarming.
See altering.
See appreciating.
See approving.
See aspiring.
See assisting.
See attempting.
See attending.
See bearing.
See befitting.
See beginning.
See believing.
See bleaching.
See bleeding.
See blemishing.
See blenching.
See blossoming.
See blushing.
See boding.
See branching.
See breathing.
See burning.
See calculating.
See ceasing.
See changing.
See charming.
See communicating.
See complaining.
See complying.
See conceiving.
See conducing.
See confessing.
See conniving.
See consenting.
See considering.
See conspiring.
See consulting.
See consuming.
See contending.
See contriving.
See conversing.
See convincing.
See dawning.
See decaying.
See delaying.
See depending.
See derogating.
See deserving.
See desiring.
See despairing.
See detesting.
See deviating.
See differencing.
See discerning.
See discording.
See discriminating.
See disobliging.
See dispensing.
See dissembling.
See dissolving.
See distinguishing.
See distracting.
See disturbing.
See doubting.
See dreading.
See drooping.
See ebbing.
See echoing.
See edifying.
See ending.
See enduring.
See engaging.
See enjoying.
See entering.
See enterprising.
See entertaining.
See envying.
See existing.
See fadging.
See fading.
See fainting.
See faltering.
See fearing.
See feigning.
See fighting.
See fitting.
See flagging.
See flattering.
See flinching.
See folding.
See forbearing.
See foreboding.
See foreseeing.
See forgiving.
See giving.
See grudging.
See harming.
See heeding.
See hesitating.
See hoping.
See hurting.
See importing.
See imposing.
See improving.
See interesting.
See intermitting.
See intoxicating.
See inviting.
See jarring.
See laboring.
See lingering.
See listening.
See loving.
See meddling.
See meriting.
See mistrusting.
See moving.
See murmuring.
See obliging.
See observing.
See offending.
See opening.
See pardoning.
See paying.
See perceiving.
See performing.
See perishing.
See pitying.
See pleasing.
See possessing.
See preaching.
See prepossessing.
See presuming.
See pretending.
See prevailing.
See prevaricating.
See profiting.
See promising.
See proving.
See quailing.
See questioning.
See reasoning.
See recalling.
See reclining.
See recurring.
See referring.
See reflecting.
See refunding.
See refusing.
See rejoicing.
See relaxing.
See relishing.
See remembering.
See repenting.
See repining.
See reproving.
See repulsing.
See resisting.
See resolving.
See resting.
See returning.
See rewarding.
See sanctifying.
See satisfying.
See searching.
See seeing.
See setting.
See shrinking.
See sinking.
See sleeping.
See slipping.
See slumbering.
See speaking.
See stinting.
See stirring.
See stooping.
See submitting.
See sufficing.
See suiting.
See surging.
See suspecting.
See sweating.
See swerving.
See sympathizing.
See tasting.
See thriving.
See tiring.
See toiling.
See trading.
See trembling.
See trespassing.
See trifling.
See vacillating.
See varying.
See walking.
See wandering.
See waning.
See wasting.
See wavering.
See weeping.
See winking.
See winning.
See withdrawing.
See withering.
See wondering.
See working.
See writing.
See yielding.
----- and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

The above classes of words are unlimited in extent, and such compounds may be formed by any writer or speaker at will from almost all the adjectives or participles in the language, excepting those which have a recognized and usual negative correspondent with the prefix -in. No attempt will be made, therefore, to define them all in this Dictionary; many will be omitted from its Vocabulary which are negations of the simple word, and are readily explained by prefixing a not to the latter. Derivatives of these words in -ly and -ness will also, for the most part, be omitted for the same or similar reasons. [ 1913 Webster ]

There will be inserted as separate articles with definitions, the following: -- [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Those which have acquired an opposed or contrary, instead of a merely negative, meaning; as, unfriendly, ungraceful, unpalatable, unquiet, and the like; or else an intensive sense more than a prefixed not would express; as, unending, unparalleled, undisciplined, undoubted, unsafe, and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Those which have the value of independent words, inasmuch as the simple words are either not used at all, or are rarely, or at least much less frequently, used; as, unavoidable, unconscionable, undeniable, unspeakable, unprecedented, unruly, and the like; or inasmuch as they are used in a different sense from the usual meaning of the primitive, or especially in one of the significations of the latter; as, unaccountable, unalloyed, unbelieving, unpretending, unreserved, and the like; or inasmuch as they are so frequently and familiarly used that they are hardly felt to be of negative origin; as, uncertain, uneven, and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Those which are anomalous, provincial, or, for some other reason, not desirable to be used, and are so indicated; as, unpure for impure, unsatisfaction for dissatisfaction, unexpressible for inexpressible, and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

II. Un- is prefixed to nouns to express the absence of, or the contrary of, that which the noun signifies; as, unbelief, unfaith, unhealth, unrest, untruth, and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Compounds of this last class are given in full in their proper order in the Vocabulary. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. vöndr, akin to Dan. vaand, Goth. wandus; perhaps originally, a pliant twig, and akin to E. wind to turn. ] 1. A small stick; a rod; a verge. [ 1913 Webster ]

With good smart blows of a wand on his back. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Specifically: (a) A staff of authority. [ 1913 Webster ]

Though he had both spurs and wand, they seemed rather marks of sovereignty than instruments of punishment. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

(b) A rod used by conjurers, diviners, magicians, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Picus bore a buckler in his hand;
His other waved a long divining wand. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Wand of peace (Scots Law), a wand, or staff, carried by the messenger of a court, which he breaks when deforced (that is, hindered from executing process), as a symbol of the deforcement, and protest for remedy of law. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Wandered p. pr. & vb. n. Wandering. ] [ OE. wandren, wandrien, AS. wandrian; akin to G. wandern to wander; fr. AS. windan to turn. See Wind to turn. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To ramble here and there without any certain course or with no definite object in view; to range about; to stroll; to rove; as, to wander over the fields. [ 1913 Webster ]

They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins. Heb. xi. 37. [ 1913 Webster ]

He wandereth abroad for bread. Job xv. 23. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To go away; to depart; to stray off; to deviate; to go astray; as, a writer wanders from his subject. [ 1913 Webster ]

When God caused me to wander from my father's house. Gen. xx. 13. [ 1913 Webster ]

O, let me not wander from thy commandments. Ps. cxix. 10. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To be delirious; not to be under the guidance of reason; to rave; as, the mind wanders. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To roam; rove; range; stroll; gad; stray; straggly; err; swerve; deviate; depart. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To travel over without a certain course; to traverse; to stroll through. [ R. ] “[ Elijah ] wandered this barren waste.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who wanders; a rambler; one who roves; hence, one who deviates from duty. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. from Wander, v. [ 1913 Webster ]

Wandering albatross (Zool.), the great white albatross. See Illust. of Albatross. --
Wandering cell (Physiol.), an animal cell which possesses the power of spontaneous movement, as one of the white corpuscles of the blood. --
Wandering Jew (Bot.), any one of several creeping species of Tradescantia, which have alternate, pointed leaves, and a soft, herbaceous stem which roots freely at the joints. They are commonly cultivated in hanging baskets, window boxes, etc. --
Wandering kidney (Med.), a morbid condition in which one kidney, or, rarely, both kidneys, can be moved in certain directions; -- called also floating kidney, movable kidney. --
Wandering liver (Med.), a morbid condition of the liver, similar to wandering kidney. --
Wandering mouse (Zool.), the whitefooted, or deer, mouse. See Illust. of Mouse. --
Wandering spider (Zool.), any one of a tribe of spiders that wander about in search of their prey. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a wandering manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of wandering, or roaming. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cingalese wanderu a monkey. ] (Zool.) A large monkey (Macacus silenus) native of Malabar. It is black, or nearly so, but has a long white or gray beard encircling the face. Called also maha, silenus, neelbhunder, lion-tailed baboon, and great wanderoo. [ Written also ouanderoo. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The name is sometimes applied also to other allied species. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Long and flexible, like a wand. [ Prov. Eng. ] Brockett. [ 1913 Webster ]