Stud Definition

stŭd
studded, studding, studs
noun
studs
Any of a series of small knobs or rounded nailheads used to ornament a surface, as of leather.
Webster's New World
Any of a number of upright pieces in the outer or inner walls of a building, to which panels, siding, laths, etc. are nailed.
Webster's New World
A small, buttonlike device with a smaller button or shank on the back, inserted in a shirt front as an ornament or fastener.
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A metal crossbar bracing a link, as in a chain cable.
Webster's New World
A projecting pin or peg used as a support, pivot, stop, etc. or, as in an automobile tire, to increase traction on ice.
Webster's New World
verb
studded, studding, studs
To provide with or construct with studs or a stud.
American Heritage
To set or decorate with studs or studlike objects.
A crown studded with jewels.
Webster's New World
To be set thickly on; be scattered over.
Rocks stud the hillside.
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Synonyms:
adjective
Of or having to do with a stud.
A stud farm.
Webster's New World
Kept for breeding.
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idiom
at stud
  • Available or offered for breeding. Used of animals.
American Heritage
at stud
  • available for breeding
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Stud

Noun

Singular:
stud
Plural:
studs

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Stud

  • at stud
  • at stud

Origin of Stud

  • Middle English stod establishment for breeding horses from Old English stōd stā- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English stode from Old English studu stā- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Old English studu.

    From Wiktionary

  • Old English stōd.

    From Wiktionary

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