Found 2 items, similar to Stud.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: stud stud n 1: a man who is virile and sexually active [syn: he-man, macho-man] 2: ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt) [syn: rivet] 3: an upright in house framing [syn: scantling] 4: adult male horse kept for breeding [syn: studhorse] 5: poker in which each player receives hole cards and the remainder are dealt face up; bets are placed after each card is dealt [syn: stud poker] [also: studding, studded] stud v 1: scatter or intersperse like dots or studs; “Hills constellated with lights” [syn: dot, constellate] 2: provide with or construct with studs; “stud the wall” [also: studding, studded]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Stud Stud \Stud\, n. [OE. stod, stood, AS. st[=o]d; akin to OHG. stuota, G. stute a mare, Icel. st[=o]? stud, Lith. stodas a herd, Russ. stado, and to E. stand. The sense is properly, a stand, an establishment. [root]163. See Stand, and cf. Steed.] 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. [1913 Webster] In the studs of Ireland, where care is taken, we see horses bred of excellent shape, vigor, and size. --Sir W. Temple. [1913 Webster] He had the finest stud in England, and his delight was to win plates from Tories. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] Stud \Stud\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Studded; p. pr. & vb. n. Studding.] 1. To adorn with shining studs, or knobs. [1913 Webster] Thy horses shall be trapped, Their harness studded all with gold and pearl. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To set with detached ornaments or prominent objects; to set thickly, as with studs. [1913 Webster] The sloping sides and summits of our hills, and the extensive plains that stretch before our view, are studded with substantial, neat, and commodious dwellings of freemen. --Bp. Hobart. [1913 Webster] Stud \Stud\, n. [AS. studu a post; akin to Sw. st["o]d a prop, Icel. sto? a post, sty?ja to prop, and probably ultimately to E. stand; cf. D. stut a prop, G. st["u]tze. See Stand.] 1. A stem; a trunk. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Seest not this same hawthorn stud? --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. (Arch.) 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. [1913 Webster] 3. A kind of nail with a large head, used chiefly for ornament; an ornamental knob; a boss. [1913 Webster] A belt of straw and ivy buds, With coral clasps and amber studs. --Marlowe. [1913 Webster] Crystal and myrrhine cups, embossed with gems And studs of pearl. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 4. 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. [1913 Webster] 5. (Mach.) (a) A short rod or pin, fixed in and projecting from something, and sometimes forming a journal. (b) A stud bolt. [1913 Webster] 6. An iron brace across the shorter diameter of the link of a chain cable. [1913 Webster] Stud bolt, a bolt with threads on both ends, to be screwed permanently into a fixed part at one end and receive a nut upon the other; -- called also standing bolt. [1913 Webster]