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.
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Any of a number of upright pieces in the outer or inner walls of a building, to which panels, siding, laths, etc. are nailed.
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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.
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A projecting pin or peg used as a support, pivot, stop, etc. or, as in an automobile tire, to increase traction on ice.
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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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adjective
Of or having to do with a stud.
A stud farm.
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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
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Stud
- at stud
- at stud
Origin of Stud
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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
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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.
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Old English stōd.
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