Meaning

17 senses
  1. A male animal, especially a stud horse (stallion), kept for breeding.

    Deckhengst, Schälhengst, Schellhengst

    производи́тельproizvodítelʹ, саме́ц-производи́тельsaméc-proizvodítelʹ

    adult male horse kept for breeding

  2. A female animal, especially a studmare (broodmare), kept for breeding.

    Zuchtstute

  3. (broadly, collective)A group of broodmares or other animals kept for breeding.

  4. (broadly, collective)A group of locomotives

  5. An animal (usually livestock) that has been registered and is retained for breeding.

    at stud

  6. A place, such as a ranch, where such animals are kept.

  7. (colloquial)A sexually attractive, promiscuous male.

    Hengst

    жеребе́цžerebéc

  8. (slang)A sexually dominant lesbian, chiefly African-American.

  9. A small object that protrudes from something; an ornamental knob.

    a collar with studs

    Spike, Stollen, Stift

    шипšip

  10. A style of earring where the decorative element is mounted on a straight post.

    She's wearing studs in her ears.

    Ohrstecker, Nasenstecker, Piercing

    пуссе́тpussét, пуссе́таpusséta, гво́здикgvózdik

  11. 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.

    Ständer, Stiel, Stütze

    сто́йкаstójka, кося́кkosják, столбstolb

  12. A cleat on a shoe.

Examples

16 sentences
  1. She came home with a stud in her nose.

    ruОна пришла домой с гвоздиком в носу.

    deSie kam mit einem Piercing in der Nase nachhause.

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  2. Beneath the gray hair, a famous stud still lies.

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  3. The man was quite a stud and had several girlfriends.

    ruМужчина был ещё тем жеребчиком и имел несколько подружек.

    deDieser Mann war ein echter Hengst und hatte mehrere Freundinnen.

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  4. I need a stud finder to install the towel rack.

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  5. He struggled with the door-stud, but the door refused to open.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 7
animal breeding place:
male animal kept for breeding:
sexually attractive male:
small object protruding from something:
small round earring:
vertical post:
short rod or pin:
Deutsch
By meaning 8
animal breeding place:
male animal kept for breeding:
female animal kept for breeding:
sexually attractive male:
small object protruding from something:
small round earring:
vertical post:
short rod or pin:

Origin

From Middle English stood, stod, from Old English stōd, from Proto-West Germanic *stōd, fr

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.

Inherited from Middle English stude, from Old English studu, from Proto-West Germanic *stuþ, from Proto-Germanic *stuþs.

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Forms

plural: studs
Singularstud
Pluralstuds

regular

Synonyms

9 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • poker in which each player receives hole cards and the remainder are dealt face up; bets are placed after each card is dealt:stud poker
  • adult male horse kept for breeding:studhorse
  • ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt):rivet
  • a man who is virile and sexually active:he-manmacho-man
  • an upright in house framing:scantling

Word family

32 related words

See also

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