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stud

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stud 1  (std)
n.
1. An upright post in the framework of a wall for supporting sheets of lath, wallboard, or similar material.
2. A small knob, nail head, or rivet fixed in and slightly projecting from a surface.
3.
a. A small ornamental button mounted on a short post for insertion through an eyelet, as on a dress shirt.
b. A buttonlike earring mounted on a slender post, as of gold or steel, for wearing in a pierced earlobe.
4.
a. Any of various protruding pins or pegs in machinery, used mainly as a support or pivot.
b. One of a number of small metal cleats embedded in a snow tire to increase traction on slippery or snowy roads.
5. A metal crosspiece used as a brace in a link, as in a chain cable.
tr.v. stud·ded, stud·ding, studs
1. To provide with or construct with studs or a stud.
2. To set with studs or a stud: stud a bracelet with rubies.
3. To be scattered over: Daisies studded the meadow.

[Middle English stode, from Old English studu; see st- in Indo-European roots.]

stud 2  (std)
n.
1.
a. A group of animals, especially horses, kept for breeding.
b. A male animal, such as a stallion, that is kept for breeding.
c. A stable or farm where these animals are kept.
2. Slang
a. A man regarded as virile and sexually active.
b. A man regarded as attractive.
3. Games Stud poker.
Idiom:
at stud
Available or offered for breeding. Used of animals.

[Middle English stod, establishment for breeding horses, from Old English std; see st- in Indo-European roots.]

stud1
n
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a large-headed nail or other projection protruding from a surface, usually as decoration
2. (Clothing & Fashion) a type of fastener consisting of two discs at either end of a short shank, used to fasten shirtfronts, collars, etc.
3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) Building trades a vertical member made of timber, steel, etc., that is used with others to construct the framework of a wall
4. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a headless bolt that is threaded at both ends, the centre portion being unthreaded
5. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) any short projection on a machine, such as the metal cylinder that forms a journal for the gears on a screw-cutting lathe
6. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) the crossbar in the centre of a link of a heavy chain
7. (Clothing & Fashion) one of a number of rounded projections on the sole of a boot or shoe to give better grip, as on a football boot
vb studs, studding, studded (tr)
1. (Clothing & Fashion) to provide, ornament, or make with studs
2. to dot or cover (with) the park was studded with daisies
3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) Building trades to provide or support (a wall, partition, etc.) with studs
[Old English studu; related to Old Norse stoth post, Middle High German stud post]

stud2
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) a group of pedigree animals, esp horses, kept for breeding purposes
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) any male animal kept principally for breeding purposes, esp a stallion
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) a farm or stable where a stud is kept
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) the state or condition of being kept for breeding purposes at stud put to stud
5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) (modifier) of or relating to such animals or the place where they are kept a stud farm a stud horse
6. Slang a virile or sexually active man
7. (Group Games / Card Games) short for stud poker
[Old English stōd; related to Old Norse stōth, Old High German stuot]

Stud a collection of horses or other animals kept for breeding, racing, or riding. See also stable, string.
Examples: stud of colts and good mares, 1400; of dogs; of greyhounds, 1828; of horses, 1611; of mares—Brewer; of motorcars, 1907; of partridges, 1854; of poker players; of racehorses; of sows, 1813.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.studstud - a man who is virile and sexually active
adult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"
2.studstud - ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)
decoration, ornament, ornamentation - something used to beautify
3.studstud - an upright in house framing          
building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"
upright, vertical - a vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball sailed between the uprights"
4.stud - adult male horse kept for breeding
entire, stallion - uncastrated adult male horse
5.stud - poker in which each player receives hole cards and the remainder are dealt face up; bets are placed after each card is dealt
poker game, poker - any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand
hole card - (poker) a playing card dealt face down and not revealed until the showdown
Verb1.stud - scatter or intersperse like dots or studs; "Hills constellated with lights"
cover, extend, continue - span an interval of distance, space or time; "The war extended over five years"; "The period covered the turn of the century"; "My land extends over the hills on the horizon"; "This farm covers some 200 acres"; "The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles"
2.stud - provide with or construct with studs; "stud the wall"
carpentry, woodworking, woodwork - the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood
add - make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table"

stud
noun rivet, tack, press-stud, tintack You see studs on lots of London front doors.
Translations
stud1 [stʌd]
A. N (in road) → clavo m, tope m (Mex); (decorative) → tachón m, clavo m (de adorno); (on boots) → taco m; (= collar stud, shirt stud) → corchete m
B. VT [+ boots, jacket, shield, door] → tachonar
studded with (fig) → salpicado de

stud2 [stʌd]
A. N
1. (also stud farm) → caballeriza f, cuadra f (also stud horse) → caballo m semental
2. (= man) → semental m
B. CPD stud book Nregistro m genealógico de caballos
stud mare Nyegua f de cría

stud [ˈstʌd] n
(decorative piece of metal, on jacket, door)clou m, clou m décoratif
(also stud earring) → dormeuse f, clou m d'oreille
(British) (on boots)clou m
(on collar)bouton m de col
(also stud farm) → haras m
(also stud horse) → étalon m

stud:
stud farm
nGestüt nt
stud horse
nZuchthengst m

stud1
n
(= nail)Beschlagnagel m; (decorative) → Ziernagel m; (Brit: on boots) → Stollen m; reflector studKatzenauge nt
(= collar stud)Kragenknopf m
(= earring)Ohrstecker m
vt (usu pass) → übersäen; (with jewels) → (dicht) besetzen; their family tree is studded with generalsin ihrem Stammbaum wimmelt es von Generälen

stud2
n (= group of horses, for breeding) → Gestüt nt, → Zucht f; (for racing etc) → Stall m; (= stallion)(Zucht)hengst m; (inf: = man) → Hengst m (inf); the stallion is at studder Hengst wird zur Zucht benutzt; to put to studzu Zuchtzwecken verwenden

stud1 [stʌd]
1. n (in road) → chiodo; (of football boots) → tacchetto; (decorative) → borchia (also collar stud, shirt stud) → bottoncino
2. vt studded with (fig) → ornato/a di, tempestato/a di
studded tyre → pneumatico chiodato

stud1 [stʌd]
1. n (in road) → chiodo; (of football boots) → tacchetto; (decorative) → borchia (also collar stud, shirt stud) → bottoncino
2. vt studded with (fig) → ornato/a di, tempestato/a di
studded tyre → pneumatico chiodato

stud2 [stʌd] n (stud farm) → scuderia di allevamento (also stud horse) → stallone m
stud2 [stʌd] n (stud farm) → scuderia di allevamento (also stud horse) → stallone m

stud1
n stud [stad]
a collection of horses and mares kept for breeding. stoet مَجْموعَه من الخُيول تُسْتَعْمَل للإسْتيلاد расови коне stáj avlsdyr das Gestüt ιπποφορβείο caballeriza hobusekasvandus نوعي اسب hevossiittola écurie סוּס הַרבָּעָה घोड़े, अश्वदल ergela, konji za rasplod ménes kuda bibit unggul stóð(hestar) scuderia 飼い馬 종마 사육장 žirgynas zirgaudzētava; vaislas zirgi kuda bibit fokkerij avlsdyr/-hest stadnina coudelaria herghelie конный завод stajňa žrebčarna, kobilarna konj za priplod stall, stuteri สัตว์ตัวผู้ไว้ทำพันธุ์ damızlık hayvanlar; hara 種馬 кінний завод وہ جگہ جہاں نسل کشی کے لیے گھوڑے گھوڑیاں ہوں lứa, số ngựa nuôi

stud2
n stud [stad]
1 a knob, or nail with a large head, put into the surface of something as a protection or decoration etc metal studs on the soles of football boots; a belt decorated with studs. klinknael مِسْمار ، بُرْغي кабър ozdobný cvoček søm; -søm der Beschlagnagel (πλατυκέφαλο) καρφί tachón (ilu)nael, neet, naast گلميخ nasta clou (décoratif) נִיט गुलमेख, फूलदार कील čavao široke plosnate glave, nitna szegecs paku jamur (skraut)bóla; gaddur, takki chiodo びょう 단추, 장식 단추 kniedė, didžiagalvė kniede tatah spijker nagle, pigg, brodd ćwiek tacha cui (decorativ) кнопка; шип; заклёпка ozdobný cvok / gombík gumb, žebljiček metalno ukrasno dugme dobb, dubb, stift, nit สลักเกลียว kabara, kabartma 飾紐釘 цвях з великою головкою; кнопка کیل đinh tán, núm cửa 纽钉
2 a type of button with two heads for fastening a collar a collar stud. boordjieknoop زِر ياقَة القَميص копче за яка knoflíček do límce kraveknap der Kragenknopf κουμπί κολάρου tachón kraenööp دكمه فلزي يقه kauluksennappi bouton de col כַּפתוֹר दुहरा, बटन gumb ovratnika, manšete inggomb kancing kerah flibbahnappur bottone (doppio) ボタン 칼라 단추 sąsaga apkakles/aproču poga butang stad boordeknoopje krageknapp spinka botão de colarinho încheietoare de colier запонка (spájací) gombík do goliera gumb na ovratniku, manšetni gumb manžetna []knapp กระดุมหน้าอกเสื้อเชิ้ต çıtçıt; yaka düğmesi 領扣 запонка دو سروں والا بٹن khuy rời
vpast tense, past participle ˈstudded
to cover with studs The sky was studded with stars. versier يُغَطّي بالمَسامير обсипвам být posetý beslået med; besat med übersäen διακοσμώ salpicar täis tippima, üle külvama گلميخ زدن nastoittaa parsemer מְעוּטָר בְּנִיטִים जड़ना ukrasiti što (čavlićima), posuti szegekkel kiver; teleszór bertabur vera alsettur costellare, punteggiare ちりばめる (~으로) 장식하다 nusagstyti, nusėti nospraudīt; nobārstīt; nosēt bertaburan bezaaien met beslå med, besette tett med usiać, pokryć (ćwiekami) tachonado a presăra усеивать posiať posuti prekriti översållad, beströdd เกลื่อนกลาดไปทั่ว kaplamak, süslemek 密布 усівати, посипати بٹنوں سے آراستہ کرنا rải khắp

stud مزرعة خيل استيلاد ozdobný cvoček søm Ziernagel διακοσμητικό καρφί tachuela koristenappi clou zakovica chiodo 장식 못 spijker stump ćwiek tacha гвоздь с большой шляпкой avelshingst สัตว์ตัวผู้ไว้ทำพันธุ์ kabara đinh tán 大头钉


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He recalled the men he had met, the clubs he had joined, his stud of horses at Newmarket, the country-houses at which he had visited.
These artists will take particles of stone or glass no larger than a mustard seed, and piece them together on a sleeve button or a shirt stud, so smoothly and with such nice adjustment of the delicate shades of color the pieces bear, as to form a pigmy rose with stem, thorn, leaves, petals complete, and all as softly and as truthfully tinted as though Nature had builded it herself.
There was Terrence the Magnificent--descended, as Van Horn remembered, from the American-bred Milton Droleen, out of the Queen of County Antrim, Breda Muddler, which royal bitch, as every one who is familiar with the stud book knows, goes back as far as the almost mythical Spuds, with along the way no primrose dallyings with black- and-tan Killeney Boys and Welsh nondescripts.
 
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