stud

[ stuhd ]

/ stʌd /

noun

a boss, knob, nailhead, or other protuberance projecting from a surface or part, especially as an ornament.

any of various buttonlike, usually ornamental objects, mounted on a shank that is passed through an article of clothing to fasten it: a collar stud.

any of a number of slender, upright members of wood, steel, etc., forming the frame of a wall or partition and covered with plasterwork, siding, etc.

any of various projecting pins, lugs, or the like, on machines or other implements.

Automotive. any of a large number of small projecting lugs embedded in an automobile tire (studded tire) to improve traction on snowy or icy roads.

an earring consisting of a small, buttonlike ornament mounted on a metal post designed to pass through a pierced ear lobe.

Horology. the piece to which the fixed end of a hairspring is attached.

verb (used with object), stud·ded, stud·ding.

to set with or as if with studs, bosses, or the like: The leather-covered door was studded with brass nails.

(of things) to be scattered over the expanse or surface of: Stars stud the sky.

to set or scatter (objects) at intervals over an expanse or surface: to stud raisins over a cake.

to furnish with or support by studs.

adjective

ornamented with rivets, nailheads, or other buttonlike, usually metallic objects: a stud belt.

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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.

Its your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.

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Origin of stud

before 900; Middle English stude knob, post, Old English studu post; cognate with Middle High German stud, Old Norse stoth post

OTHER WORDS FROM stud

un·stud·ded, adjective

Words nearby stud

stuck for, be, stuck on, be, stuck with, stuck-up, stuckism, stud, stud bolt, stud fee, stud poker, stud welding, stud.

Definition for stud (2 of 3)

stud²

[ stuhd ]

/ stʌd /

noun

a studhorse or stallion.

an establishment, as a farm, in which horses are kept for breeding.

a number of horses, usually for racing or hunting, bred or kept by one owner.

a male animal, as a bull or ram, kept for breeding.

a herd of animals kept for breeding.

Slang. a man, especially one who is notably virile and sexually active.

Poker. stud poker.

adjective

of, associated with, or pertaining to a studhorse or studhorses.

retained for breeding purposes.

Origin of stud

before 1000; 1920–25 for def 6; Middle English; Old English stōd; cognate with Old Norse stōth; akin to stand

Definition for stud (3 of 3)

stud.

student.

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So after we shot there that weekend we out and went dancing at The Stud.
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Then we shot at The Stud, which is a bar in San Francisco, at the end of the fourth episode.
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Women should not be allowed on juries where the accused is a stud.
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The upper part of the stud is screwed, and carries the guard D and an hexagonal nut E. F is the india-rubber.
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If we use the word advisedly, only the horse registered in the Stud Book is a thoroughbred.
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Was Bates at that time superintending William Palmer's stud and stables?
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He touched the stud at his neck, but Stetson's voice intruded.
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This fortunate individual had a "stud of sixteen thousand mares, with a proportionate number of horses."
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British Dictionary definitions for stud (1 of 2)

stud¹

/ (stʌd) /

noun

a large-headed nail or other projection protruding from a surface, usually as decoration

a type of fastener consisting of two discs at either end of a short shank, used to fasten shirtfronts, collars, etc

building trades a vertical member made of timber, steel, etc, that is used with others to construct the framework of a wall

a headless bolt that is threaded at both ends, the centre portion being unthreaded

any short projection on a machine, such as the metal cylinder that forms a journal for the gears on a screw-cutting lathe

the crossbar in the centre of a link of a heavy chain

one of a number of rounded projections on the sole of a boot or shoe to give better grip, as on a football boot

verb studs, studding or studded (tr)

to provide, ornament, or make with studs

to dot or cover (with)the park was studded with daisies

building trades to provide or support (a wall, partition, etc) with studs

Word Origin for stud

Old English studu; related to Old Norse stoth post, Middle High German stud post

British Dictionary definitions for stud (2 of 2)

stud²

/ (stʌd) /

noun

a group of pedigree animals, esp horses, kept for breeding purposes

any male animal kept principally for breeding purposes, esp a stallion

a farm or stable where a stud is kept

the state or condition of being kept for breeding purposesat stud; put to stud

(modifier) of or relating to such animals or the place where they are kepta stud farm; a stud horse

slang a virile or sexually active man

short for stud poker

Word Origin for stud

Old English stōd; related to Old Norse stōth, Old High German stuot

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stud

noun

verb (used with object), stud·ded, stud·ding.

adjective

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noun

adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for stud (1 of 2)

noun

verb studs, studding or studded (tr)

Word Origin for stud

British Dictionary definitions for stud (2 of 2)

noun

Word Origin for stud