loadstone

Noun

Meaning

Alt. of Lodestone

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

lodestone center centre central lode body base basis capital love attention eye axis attraction anchor

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Antonyms

side surface outside border edge margin

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Hypernyms

permanent magnet static magnet

Examples

Let grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections. For love which hath ends, will have an end; whereas that which is founded on true virtue, will always continue. John Dryden

When man seized the loadstone of science, the loadstar of superstition vanished in the clouds. William R. Alger

Whatever road I take, the guiding star is within me the guiding star and the loadstone which point the way. They point in but one direction. They point to me. Ayn Rand

Close letter words and terms

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