stud
To set with studs; to furnish with studsTo set with studs; to furnish with studs.
» She came home with a stud in her nose.
Sie kam mit einem Piercing in der Nase nachhause.
Она пришла домой с гвоздиком в носу.
Meaning
4 sensesTo set with studs; to furnish with studs.
provide with or construct with studs
To decorate as a stud does.
To be scattered over the surface of (something) at intervals.
To set (something) over a surface at intervals.
Examples
16 sentencesShe came home with a stud in her nose.
ruОна пришла домой с гвоздиком в носу. — sharptoothed
deSie kam mit einem Piercing in der Nase nachhause. — Tamy
Beneath the gray hair, a famous stud still lies.
The man was quite a stud and had several girlfriends.
ruМужчина был ещё тем жеребчиком и имел несколько подружек. — Karok
deDieser Mann war ein echter Hengst und hatte mehrere Freundinnen. — kolonjano
I need a stud finder to install the towel rack.
He struggled with the door-stud, but the door refused to open.
Origin
Inherited from Middle English stude, from Old English studu, from Proto-West Germanic *stuInherited from Middle English stude, from Old English studu, from Proto-West Germanic *stuþ, from Proto-Germanic *stuþs.
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Forms
studs, studding, studded, studdedSynonyms
2 synonyms- scatter or intersperse like dots or studs:dotconstellate
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle