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# magnet

noun (a magnet, magnets)

«magnet» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A magnet is a piece of iron or other material that pulls (attracts) iron and steel things towards it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnet/#m1)
2. A magnet is a person or place that attracts many people: «The park is a magnet for families». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnet/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science, a magnet has a north pole and a south pole: opposite poles attract, like poles repel (push apart). Magnets attract iron, steel, nickel and cobalt, but not wood, plastic, paper, copper or aluminium. The Earth is like a huge magnet, which is why a compass points north. In safety, never let small children swallow small magnets: two can pinch the gut and are very dangerous.

### Examples

- The magnet picked up the paper clips. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnet/#x1)
- Fridge magnets hold our drawings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnet/#x2)
- Opposite poles of a magnet attract. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnet/#x3)
- Two north poles push each other away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnet/#x4)
- A magnet does not attract wood or plastic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnet/#x5)
- The compass needle is a tiny magnet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnet/#x6)
- Never swallow small magnets — they are dangerous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnet/#x7)
- The new playground is a magnet for kids. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnet/#x8)

### Note

Countable: a magnet, magnets. «Magnetic» describes things that act like or are pulled by magnets. A common myth: magnets attract all metals — they do not; aluminium cans and copper coins are not attracted. Magnetic force can work through paper and air.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «magnet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnet/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«magnet» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/magnet.html) on Mova free.