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stud¹
- /stʌd/ US, UK
- /stʊd/ Northern England
Sounds like stood (without the foot–strut split) · Rhymes with -ʌd
Where it comes from
From Middle English stood, stod, from Old English stōd, from Proto-West Germanic *stōd, from Proto-Germanic *stōdą. Cognate with Middle Low German stōt, German Stute, Dutch stoet and Old Norse stóð. The phonetic development is the same as in blood, flood, which unlike stud were not adapted orthographically.
noun studs
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A male animal, especially a stud horse (stallion), kept for breeding.
Similar: sire
- A female animal, especially a studmare (broodmare), kept for breeding.
- A group of broodmares or other animals kept for breeding. The King (then) went forth to visit the stud of broodmares, and the stables of the young steeds, he saw that they had famished them.
- A group of locomotives He had the finest stud in England, and his delight was to win plates from Tories.
- An animal (usually livestock) that has been registered and is retained for breeding. at stud
- A place, such as a ranch, where such animals are kept. In the studs of persons of quality in Ireland, where care is taken, […]we see horses bred of excellent shape, vigour, and size.
- A sexually attractive, promiscuous male. Well, I'll tell you the truth now. I ain't a for-real cowboy, but I am one hell of a stud!
- A sexually dominant lesbian, chiefly African-American. Down and lonely stud, 23 years old, wants comfort from sweet-hearted fem.
stud²
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English stude, from Old English studu, from Proto-West Germanic *stuþ, from Proto-Germanic *stuþs.
noun studs
- A small object that protrudes from something; an ornamental knob. a collar with studs
- A style of earring where the decorative element is mounted on a straight post. She's wearing studs in her ears.
- 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.
- A cleat on a shoe.
- A stem; a trunk. Seest not this same hawthorn stud?
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A type of poker in which the player cannot discard, and some of the cards are exposed.
At an old saloon on a street of mud / There at a table, dealing stud / Sat the dirty, mangy dog that named me "Sue"
Similar: stud poker
- 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.
verb studs · studding · studded
- To set with studs; to furnish with studs.
- To decorate as a stud does. The fruit [of Loranthus vestitus] is yellowish and fleshy, and is almost sessile on the stem, which it thickly studs.
- To be scattered over the surface of (something) at intervals. [S]eemingly countless young hot stars stud the entire huge central region[.]
- To set (something) over a surface at intervals. Stud the cake all over with chocolate chips, pointed ends in.
stud³
noun studs
- Clipping of student
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: studhorse, rivet, scantling, dot, he-man, boss, stud poker, constellate, macho-man, stallion, jock, rod, tack, spike, screw, bolt
Translations
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noun animal breeding place
| Español | criadero |
|---|---|
| Português | caudelaria, haras |
| Deutsch | Stuterei, Gestüt, Stall |
| Русский | заво́д zavód |
noun male animal kept for breeding
| Español | semental, garañón, padrillo |
|---|---|
| Português | garanhão |
| Français | étalon |
| Deutsch | Deckhengst, Schälhengst, Schellhengst, Beschäler, Beschälhengst, Zuchthengst |
| Italiano | riproduttore, razzatore, stallone |
| Ελληνικά | επιβήτορας epivítoras |
| Română | armăsar |
| Русский | производи́тель proizvodítelʹ, саме́ц-производи́тель saméc-proizvodítelʹ |
noun female animal kept for breeding
| Deutsch | Zuchtstute |
|---|
noun animal registered and retained for breeding
| Español | semental |
|---|
noun sexually attractive male
| Español | galán, garañón, semental, mango, potro, machorro |
|---|---|
| Português | garanhão |
| Deutsch | Hengst |
| Ελληνικά | καμάκι kamáki |
| Română | armăsar |
| Русский | жеребе́ц žerebéc |
| العربية | فحل faħl |
| עברית | סוס sus, חתיך khatikh |
noun small object protruding from something
| Español | estoperol, tachón, tachuela |
|---|---|
| Français | clou |
| Deutsch | Spike, Stollen, Stift, Niete, Stutzen, Zapfen |
| Русский | шип šip |
noun small round earring
| Español | arracada |
|---|---|
| Français | boucle d'oreille |
| Deutsch | Ohrstecker, Nasenstecker, Piercing |
| Русский | пуссе́т pussét, пуссе́та pusséta, гво́здик gvózdik |
noun vertical post
| Español | poste, columna, cadena |
|---|---|
| Português | montante |
| Deutsch | Ständer, Stiel, Stütze, Pfosten, Holzständer, Holzstütze |
| Русский | сто́йка stójka, кося́к kosják, столб stolb |
noun short rod or pin
| Deutsch | Bolzen, Stehbolzen, Tragbolzen, Stift, Stutzen, Bundbolzen |
|---|---|
| Русский | штифт štift, шпи́лька špílʹka, сте́ржень stérženʹ |
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title = {stud},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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