stud

CEFRB2

/stʌd/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A small metal button or a vertical support in a wall.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

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

Examples

  • She came home with a stud in her nose.

  • He's a real stud.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A group of such animals, also of locomotives.

  2. A male animal, especially a stud horse (stallion), kept for breeding.

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

More examples

In context

  • She's wearing studs in her ears.

  • a collar with studs

  • He had the finest stud in England, and his delight was to win plates from Tories.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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.