| stud | |
| 1. n. A male animal, especially a stud horse (stallion), kept for breeding. | |
| 2. n. A female animal, especially a studmare (broodmare), kept for breeding. | |
| 3. n. A group of such animals. | |
| 4. n. An animal (usually livestock) that has been registered and is retained for breeding. | |
| 5. n. A place, such as a ranch, where such animals are kept. | |
| 6. n. (colloquial) A sexually attractive male; also a lover in great demand. | |
| 7. n. A small object that protrudes from something; an ornamental knob. | |
| a collar with studs | |
| 8. n. (jewelry) A small round earring. | |
| She's wearing studs in her ears. | |
| 9. n. (construction) 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. | |
| 10. n. (obsolete) A stem; a trunk. | |
| 11. n. (poker) A type of poker where an individual cannot throw cards away and some of her cards are exposed (also stud poker). | |
| 12. n. (engineering) A short rod or pin, fixed in and projecting from something, and sometimes forming a journal. | |
| 13. n. (engineering) A stud bolt. | |
| 14. n. An iron brace across the shorter diameter of the link of a chain cable. | |
| 15. v. To set with studs; to furnish with studs. | |
| 16. v. To be scattered over the surface of (something) at intervals. | |
| 17. v. To set (something) over a surface at intervals. | |
| 18. n. abbreviation of student | |
