stud

Everyday

1. A stud is a small piece of metal or plastic sticking out of a surface, like the studs on football boots or on a jacket. tree →
2. A stud is a small earring that sits on the earlobe without hanging down. tree →
3. A stud is a farm where horses are kept for breeding. tree →
4. To be studded with something is to be covered with many small bits of it, like a sky studded with stars. tree →
5. A stud can also be the whole group of horses kept together for breeding. tree →

In the lessons

In PE and sports, football and rugby boots have studs to grip the grass. In everyday life, people wear stud earrings. In building, a stud is an upright wooden beam inside a wall. In stories and poems, «a crown studded with jewels».

Examples

• My football boots have twelve studs. tree →
• She wears tiny silver studs in her ears. tree →
• Clean the mud out of your studs. tree →
• The jacket was covered in metal studs. tree →
• The night sky was studded with stars. tree →
• The racehorse came from a famous stud. tree →
• The crown was studded with rubies. tree →
• Nothing now remained to be done but to drive the whole stud to the emperor’s court. tree →

Note

Countable noun; the verb doubles the d: «studded». Do not confuse with «study» or «student». Studs on boots help grip, but should not be worn indoors on smooth floors where they slip and scratch.

In Jewish tradition

"Studs of silver" are small silver ornaments for jewelry. In Esther, "bred of the stud" means horses raised in the royal stables. In the primary lessons: In PE and sports, football and rugby boots have studs to grip the grass. In everyday life, people wear stud earrings. In building, a stud is an upright wooden beam inside a wall. In stories and poems, «a crown studded with jewels».

Examples

• We will make thee circlets of gold with studs of silver. (Writings SNG.1.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• And they wrote in the name of king Ahasuerus, and sealed it with the king's ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, riding on swift steeds that were used in the king's service, bred of the stud; (Writings EST.8.10, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Countable noun; the verb doubles the d: «studded». Do not confuse with «study» or «student». Studs on boots help grip, but should not be worn indoors on smooth floors where they slip and scratch.