STUD FINDER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stud finder mean? 

• STUD FINDER (noun)
  The noun STUD FINDER has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: STUD FINDER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STUD FINDER (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)