stud

The definition of a stud is a small round knob or post used for decoration, or an animal kept for breeding.

(noun)

Stud is defined as to decorate with rounded knobs or nail heads.

(verb)

An example of stud is adding many rounded brass buttons to the outside of a purse for decoration.

Stud is defined as something related to breeding animals.

(adjective)

An example of stud is a purebred horse kept for mating and reproducing; a stud horse.

See stud in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

any of a series of small knobs or rounded nailheads used to ornament a surface, as of leather
a small, buttonlike device with a smaller button or shank on the back, inserted in a shirt front as an ornament or fastener
any of a number of upright pieces in the outer or inner walls of a building, to which panels, siding, laths, etc. are nailed
a metal crossbar bracing a link, as in a chain cable
a projecting pin or peg used as a support, pivot, stop, etc. or, as in an automobile tire, to increase traction on ice
a screw threaded at each end, used in fastening metal to metal or concrete
an earring consisting of a small ornament, as a gem, on a metal post that passes through a hole in the ear lobe, held in place by a fastener that attaches behind the ear
in full stud earring

Origin: ME stode < OE studu, column, pillar, post, akin to ON stoth, Ger stützen, to prop < IE *stūt- < base *stā-, to stand

transitive verb studded, studding

to set or decorate with studs or studlike objects: a crown studded with jewels
to be set thickly on; be scattered over: rocks stud the hillside
to provide (a building) with studs or upright members

noun

1. a number of horses, or sometimes other animals, esp. as kept for breeding
2. the place where these are kept
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1. studhorse
2. any male animal used esp. for breeding
Slang a virile, sexually promiscuous man
stud poker

Origin: ME stod < OE, akin to Ger stute, mare (OHG stuot, stud of horses) < IE *stādh- < base *sta-, to stand

adjective

See stud in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An upright post in the framework of a wall for supporting sheets of lath, wallboard, or similar material.
A small knob, nail head, or rivet fixed in and slightly projecting from a surface.
a. A small ornamental button mounted on a short post for insertion through an eyelet, as on a dress shirt.
b. A buttonlike earring mounted on a slender post, as of gold or steel, for wearing in a pierced earlobe.
a. Any of various protruding pins or pegs in machinery, used mainly as a support or pivot.
b. One of a number of small metal cleats embedded in a snow tire to increase traction on slippery or snowy roads.
A metal crosspiece used as a brace in a link, as in a chain cable.

transitive verb stud·ded, stud·ding, studs

Origin:

Origin: Middle English stode

Origin: , from Old English studu; see stā- in Indo-European roots

noun

a. A group of animals, especially horses, kept for breeding.
b. A male animal, such as a stallion, that is kept for breeding.
c. A stable or farm where these animals are kept.
Slang
a. A man regarded as virile and sexually active.
b. A man regarded as attractive.
Games Stud poker.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English stod, establishment for breeding horses

Origin: , from Old English stōd; see stā- in Indo-European roots

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