Collocations for "magnet"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "magnet" in context.
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magnet
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [tacky, tourist, souvenir] magnets
- a [fridge, freezer, refrigerator] magnet
- bought magnets as souvenirs
- brought back magnets for her [family, friends, cousins]
- are [attracted to each other, drawn together] like magnets
- the [positive, negative, opposite] poles of a magnet
- the magnet's poles
- use a magnet to attract [iron, steel]
- [pulled, extracted, raised] by a magnet
- the subway is a magnet for [pickpockets, muggers, thieves]
- the [clear water, monument] is a magnet for tourists
- [he's, it's] a chick magnet
- sexually explicit, offensive: thinks [he's] is a pussy magnet
- using cow magnets
'magnet' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):