STUD

stud, stud poker

(noun) poker in which each player receives hole cards and the remainder are dealt face up; bets are placed after each card is dealt

stud, studhorse

(noun) adult male horse kept for breeding

scantling, stud

(noun) an upright in house framing

stud, rivet

(noun) ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)

stud, he-man, macho-man

(noun) a man who is virile and sexually active

stud

(verb) provide with or construct with studs; “stud the wall”

dot, stud, constellate

(verb) scatter or intersperse like dots or studs; “Hills constellated with lights”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

stud (plural studs)

A male animal, especially a stud horse (stallion), kept for breeding.

Synonym: sire

A female animal, especially a studmare (broodmare), kept for breeding.

(also by extension) A group of such animals.

An animal (usually livestock) that has been registered and is retained for breeding.

A place, such as a ranch, where such animals are kept.

(colloquial) A sexually attractive male; also a lover in great demand.

Synonyms: he-man, hunk

Etymology 2

Noun

stud (plural studs)

A small object that protrudes from something; an ornamental knob.

(jewelry) A small round earring.

(construction) A vertical post, especially one of the small uprights in the framing for lath and plaster partitions, and furring, and upon which the laths are nailed.

(obsolete) A stem; a trunk.

(poker) A type of poker where an individual cannot throw cards away and some of her cards are exposed (also stud poker).

(engineering) A short rod or pin, fixed in and projecting from something, and sometimes forming a journal.

(engineering) A stud bolt.

An iron brace across the shorter diameter of the link of a chain cable.

Verb

stud (third-person singular simple present studs, present participle studding, simple past and past participle studded)

To set with studs; to furnish with studs.

To be scattered over the surface of (something) at intervals.

To set (something) over a surface at intervals.

Etymology 3

Noun

stud (plural studs)

Abbreviation of student.

Anagrams

• Dust, UDTs, dust, duts

Source: Wiktionary

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Stud, n. Etym: [OE. stod, stood, AS. stod; akin to OHG. stuota, G. stute a mare, Icel. sto stud, Lith. stodas a herd, Russ. stado, and to E. stand. The sense is properly, a stand, an establishment. *163. See Stand, and cf. Steed.]

Definition: A collection of breeding horses and mares, or the place where they are kept; also, a number of horses kept for a racing, riding, etc. In the studs of Ireland, where care is taken, we see horses bred of excellent shape, vigor, and size. Sir W. Temple. He had the finest stud in England, and his delight was to win plates from Tories. Macaulay.

Stud, n. Etym: [AS. studu a post; akin to Sw. stöd a prop, Icel. sto a post, sty to prop, and probably ultimately to E. stand; cf. D. stut a prop, G. stütze. See Stand.]

1. A stem; a trunk. [Obs.] Seest not this same hawthorn stud Spenser.

2. (Arch.)

Definition: An upright scanting, esp. one of the small uprights in the framing for lath and plaster partitions, and furring, and upon which the laths are nailed.

3. A kind of nail with a large head, used chiefly for ornament; an ornamental knob; a boss. A belt of straw and ivy buds, With coral clasps and amber studs. Marlowe. Crystal and myrrhine cups, embossed with gems And studs of pearl. Milton.

4. An ornamental button of various forms, worn in a shirt front, collar, wristband, or the like, not sewed in place, but inserted through a buttonhole or eyelet, and transferable.

5. (Mach.) (a) A short rod or pin, fixed in and projecting from something, and sometimes forming a journal. (b) A stud bolt.

6. An iron brace across the shorter diameter of the link of a chain cable. Stud bolt, a bolt with threads on both ends, to be screwed permanently into a fixed part at one end and receive a nut upon the other; -- called also standing bolt.

Stud, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Studded; p. pr. & vb. n. Studding.]

1. To adorn with shining studs, or knobs. Thy horses shall be trapped, Their harness studded all with gold and pearl. Shak.

2. To set with detached ornaments or prominent objects; to set thickly, as with studs. The sloping sides and summits of our hills, and the extensive plains that stretch before our view, are studded with substantial, neat, and commodious dwellings of freemen. Bp. Hobart.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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