magnet
Plural: magnets
Noun
- An object producing a magnetic field, attracting certain metals.
- (physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field
- a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
- A piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism.
- A person or thing that attracts what is denoted by the preceding noun.
- Ellipsis of magnet link.
Examples
- He always had a girl on his arm – he's a bit of a babe magnet.
- That double-word score was a magnet for points, pulling him into the lead.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English magnete, via Old French magnete, Latin magnēs, magnētem (“lodestone”), from Ancient Greek μαγνῆτις [λίθος] (magnêtis [líthos], “Magnesian [stone]”), either after the Lydian city Magnesia ad Sipylum (modern-day Manisa, Turkey), or after the Greek region of Μαγνησία (Magnēsía) (whence came the colonist who founded the city in Lydia). Related to manganese, magnesia and magnesium.
Synonyms
attracter, attraction, attractive feature, attractor
Scrabble Score: 9
magnet: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordmagnet: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
magnet: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary