lodestone
宿石,宿命石,宿命之石,宿命
Definitions
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- : a variety of magnetite that possesses magnetic polarity and attracts iron.
- : a piece of this serving as a magnet.
- : something that attracts strongly.
Examples
Uber is our lodestone today because it dropped a new SEC filing that includes some notes on its recent performance.
He is the lodestone of the offensive structure, and his immense core strength doesn’t just hold off defenders — it also props up the entire Heat’s offensive hierarchy.
Beale Street drew them, it has been said, “like a lodestone.”
It was my lodestone, my centering point, my story as a journalist covering Germany and the East Bloc.
It had formed a Chamber of Commerce which entered bravely upon its mission as a lodestone for the attraction of Eastern capital.
A Greek legend tells us that the lodestone was discovered by Magnes, a shepherd who found his crook attracted by the rock.
One of their experiments was to float a needle on a piece of cork, and make it follow a lodestone held in the hand.
For three years he draws me to his parties as a lodestone draws baser metals.
She used no wiles, practised no arts—her subtle mesmerism was the unseen power of the lodestone.