Stud

Pronunciation

• enPR: stÅ­d, IPA: /stÊŒd/
• Rhymes: -ÊŒd

Old English stōd.

Full definition of stud

Noun

1. A male animal, especially a stud horse (stallion), kept for breeding.
2. A female animal, especially a studmare (broodmare), kept for breeding.
3. A group of such animals.
• MacaulayHe had the finest stud in England, and his delight was to win plates from Tories.
• Sir W. TempleIn the studs of Ireland, where care is taken, we see horses bred of excellent shape, vigour, and size.
4. An animal (usually livestock) that has been registered and is retained for breeding.
5. A place, such as a ranch, where such animals are kept.
6. (colloquial) A sexually attractive male; also a lover in great demand.

Synonyms

• (sexually attractive male) he-man, hunk
• (male animal) sire

Derived terms

• studbook
• studding
• studly
• stud puppy

Old English studu.

Noun

1. A small object that protrudes from something; an ornamental knob.a collar with studs
• MarloweA belt of straw and ivy buds,
  With coral clasps and amber studs.
• MiltonCrystal and myrrhine cups, embossed with gems
  And studs of pearl.
2. (jewelry) A small round earring.She's wearing studs in her ears.
3. (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.
4. (obsolete) A stem; a trunk.
• SpenserSeest not this same hawthorn stud?
5. (poker) A type of poker where an individual cannot throw cards away and some of her cards are exposed (also stud poker).
6. (engineering) A short rod or pin, fixed in and projecting from something, and sometimes forming a journal.
7. (engineering) A stud bolt.
8. An iron brace across the shorter diameter of the link of a chain cable.

Derived terms

• studded

Verb

1. To set with studs; to furnish with studs.
2. To be scattered over the surface of (something) at intervals.
• 2012, Antony Cooke, Dark Nebulae, Dark Lanes, and Dust Belts, page 82:Seemingly countless young hot stars stud the entire huge central region.
3. To set (something) over a surface at intervals.
• 2010, Rose Levy Beranbaum, Rose's Heavenly Cakes:Stud the cake all over with chocolate chips, pointed ends in.

Anagrams

• dust