Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun stud_finder

1 sense of stud finder

Sense 1
stud finder -- (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)
       => permanent magnet, static magnet -- (a magnet that retains its magnetism after being removed from a magnetic field)