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Wand

A small stick; a rod; a verge.

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Bauble 76% connected

A trifling piece of finery; a gewgaw; that which is gay and showy without real value; a cheap, showy plaything.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Broader term 5

Branchlet 76% connected

A little branch; a twig.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Rod 76% connected

A straight and slender stick; a wand; hence, any slender bar, as of wood or metal (applied to various purposes).

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Sprig 76% connected

A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray; as, a sprig of laurel or of parsley.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Staff 76% connected

A long piece of wood; a stick; the long handle of an instrument or weapon; a pole or srick, used for many purposes; as, a surveyor's staff; the staff…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Twig 76% connected

To twitch; to pull; to tweak.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Synonym 4

Baton 92% connected

A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes; as, the baton of a field marshal; the baton of a conductor in musical performances.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Scepter 92% connected

Alt. of Sceptre

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Sceptre 92% connected

A staff or baton borne by a sovereign, as a ceremonial badge or emblem of authority; a royal mace.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Verge 92% connected

A rod or staff, carried as an emblem of authority; as, the verge, carried before a dean.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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