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STUD FINDER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small permanent magnet in a metal container; when the magnet clicks against the container it indicates that the magnet is directly over an iron nail that holds the wallboard to a stud
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("stud finder" is a kind of...):
permanent magnet; static magnet (a magnet that retains its magnetism after being removed from a magnetic field)