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Meaning of 'stud' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Stud [ n.]
- 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.
- A stem; a trunk.
- 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.
- A kind of nail with a large head, used chiefly for ornament; an ornamental knob; a boss.
- 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.
- A short rod or pin, fixed in and projecting from something, and sometimes forming a journal.
- A stud bolt.
- An iron brace across the shorter diameter of the link of a chain cable.
2 . Stud [ v. t.]
- To adorn with shining studs, or knobs.
- To set with detached ornaments or prominent objects; to set thickly, as with studs.

Meaning of 'stud' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . stud [ v]
Meaning (1):
- scatter or intersperse like dots or studs
Example in sentence:
  • Hills constellated with lights
Meaning (2):
- provide with or construct with studs
Example in sentence:
  • stud the wall

Nearby Words:

stub stubbed stubbedness stubbiness stubbing stubble stubbled stubbly stubborn stubby

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