1. a boss, knob, nailhead, or other protuberance projecting from a surface or part, especially as an ornament.
2. any of various buttonlike, usually ornamental objects, mounted on a shank that is passed through an article of clothing to fasten it: a collar stud.
3. any of a number of slender, upright members of wood, steel, etc., forming the frame of a wall or partition and covered with plasterwork, siding, etc.
4. any of various projecting pins, lugs, or the like, on machines or other implements.
5. any of a large number of small projecting lugs embedded in an automobile tire (studded tire ) to improve traction on snowy or icy roads.
6. an earring consisting of a small, buttonlike ornament mounted on a metal post designed to pass through a pierced ear lobe.
7. the piece to which the fixed end of a hairspring is attached.

8. to set with or as if with studs, bosses, or the like: The leather-covered door was studded with brass nails.
9. (of things) to be scattered over the expanse or surface of: Stars stud the sky.
10. to set or scatter (objects) at intervals over an expanse or surface: to stud raisins over a cake.
11. to furnish with or support by studs.

12. ornamented with rivets, nailheads, or other buttonlike, usually metallic objects: a stud belt.

1. a studhorse or stallion.
2. an establishment, such as a farm, in which horses are kept for breeding.
3. a number of horses, usually for racing or hunting, bred or kept by one owner.
4. a male animal, such as a bull or ram, kept for breeding.
5. a herd of animals kept for breeding.
6. Slang.
• a man who is notably virile and sexually active.
• a handsome man with an attractive physique; a hunk.
• a young man.
7. stud poker.
8. a Black woman or girl, especially a lesbian, who embraces identity markers, such as clothing, hairstyle, interests, or behaviors that are associated with traditional expressions of masculinity: Masculine women are my type so I've dated a lot of studs.

9. of, associated with, or pertaining to a studhorse or studhorses.
10. retained for breeding purposes.
11. noting or relating to a Black woman or girl, especially a lesbian, who embraces identity markers, such as clothing, hairstyle, interests, or behaviors, that are associated with traditional expressions of masculinity; butch: There's a lot of stud lesbians in the club tonight!

12. (of a male animal) offered for the purpose of breeding.

1. student.

1. a large-headed nail or other projection protruding from a surface, usually as decoration
2. a type of fastener consisting of two discs at either end of a short shank, used to fasten shirtfronts, collars, etc
3. a vertical member made of timber, steel, etc, that is used with others to construct the framework of a wall
4. a headless bolt that is threaded at both ends, the centre portion being unthreaded
5. any short projection on a machine, such as the metal cylinder that forms a journal for the gears on a screw-cutting lathe
6. the crossbar in the centre of a link of a heavy chain
7. one of a number of rounded projections on the sole of a boot or shoe to give better grip, as on a football boot

8. to provide, ornament, or make with studs
9. to dot or cover (with)
10. to provide or support (a wall, partition, etc) with studs

1. a group of pedigree animals, esp horses, kept for breeding purposes
2. any male animal kept principally for breeding purposes, esp a stallion
3. a farm or stable where a stud is kept
4. the state or condition of being kept for breeding purposes
5. of or relating to such animals or the place where they are kept
6. a virile or sexually active man
7. short for stud poker

More Definitions

• SAINT PAUL (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples
• DEPEND (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples
• VENTRODORSAL (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples
• MOD (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples
• URALIAN EMERALD (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples
• TWINE (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples