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Added 9 October 2026

stud

/stʌd/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about stud at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A man who is virile and sexually active.
Ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt).
An upright in house framing.

verb

Scatter or intersperse like dots or studs.
Hills constellated with lights
Provide with or construct with studs.
stud the wall

Origin

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.

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