magnet

magnet is a 6-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The loadstone; a species of iron ore (the ferrosoferric or magnetic ore, Fe3O4) which has the property of attracting iron and some of its ores, and, when freely suspended, of pointing to the poles; -- called also natural magnet. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 12 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The loadstone; a species of iron ore (the ferrosoferric or magnetic ore, Fe3O4) which has the property of attracting iron and some of its ores, and, when freely suspended, of pointing to the poles; -- called also natural magnet.
2. noun. A bar or mass of steel or iron to which the peculiar properties of the loadstone have been imparted; -- called, in distinction from the loadstone, an artificial magnet.
3. noun. (physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field
4. noun. a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts

   "flowers are an attractor for bees"

   Synonyms: attracter, attraction, attractor

Synonyms

attracter, attraction, attractor

Common word forms

magnets, magnetise, magnetize

Words from these letters

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