STUD: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for STUD?

Need another word that means the same as “stud”? Find 29 synonyms and 30 related words for “stud” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Stud” are: studhorse, rivet, scantling, he-man, macho-man, stud poker, lump, bump, protuberance, projection, protrusion, bulge, swelling, knot, node, nodule, gnarl, growth, outgrowth, excrescence, carbuncle, tumour, fastener, link, toggle, constellate, dot, sprinkled, peppered

Stud as a Noun

Definitions of "Stud" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “stud” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Adult male horse kept for breeding.
• A fastener consisting of two buttons joined with a bar, used in formal wear to fasten a shirt front or to fasten a collar to a shirt.
• A man who is virile and sexually active.
• The height of a room as indicated by the length of a timber wall stud.
• A small metal piece set into the tyre of a motor vehicle to improve roadholding in slippery conditions.
• A small object projecting slightly from a road surface as a marker.
• A small projection fixed to the base of footwear, especially sports boots, to allow the wearer to grip the ground.
• A large-headed piece of metal that pierces and projects from a surface, especially for decoration.
• A rivet or crosspiece in each link of a chain cable.
• Ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt.
• An item of jewellery in the form of a piece of metal, precious stone, or other ornament attached to a pin or shaft that passes through a piercing in the body.
• Poker in which each player receives hole cards and the remainder are dealt face up; bets are placed after each card is dealt.
• An upright in house framing.
• An upright timber in the wall of a building to which laths and plasterboard are nailed.

Synonyms of "Stud" as a noun (25 Words)

bulge	Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings. The advance created an eastward facing bulge in the line.
bump	(on a person’s birthday) a custom by which the person is lifted by the arms and legs and let down on to the ground, once for each year of their age. There was a bump in the number of outbound flights.
carbuncle	An infection larger than a boil and with several openings for discharge of pus.
excrescence	A distinct outgrowth on a body or plant, resulting from disease or abnormality. The males often have a strange excrescence on the tip of the snout.
fastener	A person who fastens or makes fast. The fasteners that attach the panel to the wall had corroded.
gnarl	Something twisted and tight and swollen. The old man s fists were two great gnarls.
growth	(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level. The growth of the city affects the local climate.
he-man	A man who is virile and sexually active.
knot	A particular method of making a knot. His stomach was in knots.
link	The means of connection between things linked in series. They set up a satellite link with Tokyo.
lump	A large piece of something without definite shape. Lump labour.
macho-man	A man who is virile and sexually active.
node	A lymph node or other structure consisting of a small mass of differentiated tissue. The company s internal worldwide area network now has some 22 000 nodes.
nodule	A small rounded lump of matter distinct from its surroundings, e.g. of flint in chalk, carbon in cast iron, or a mineral on the seabed. Flint nodules.
outgrowth	Something that grows out of something else. With further outgrowth the radius and ulna develop.
projection	The projection of an image from a film onto a screen. The legal profession s projection of an image of altruism.
protrusion	Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings. A protrusion of rock jutted from the mountainside.
protuberance	The fact or state of protruding. The large size and protuberance of the incisors.
rivet	A device similar to a rivet for holding seams of clothing together. A device for punching rivet holes.
scantling	A specimen, sample, or small amount of something.
stud poker	Adult male horse kept for breeding.
studhorse	Adult male horse kept for breeding.
swelling	An abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement. The lobes are prominent swellings on the base of the brain.
toggle	A key or command that is operated the same way but with opposite effect on successive occasions.
tumour	A swelling of any kind.

Usage Examples of "Stud" as a noun

• Diamond stud earrings.
• A collar stud.
• Lath and plaster on timber studs.
• Lines of reflector studs down the middle of a motorway.
• He had studs in his nose and lower lip.
• She wore a pair of gold studs.
• His knee was cut by the Grimsby striker's studs.

Stud as a Verb

Definitions of "Stud" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “stud” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Scatter or intersperse like dots or studs.
• Decorate or augment (something) with many studs or similar small objects.
• Scatter or cover (something) with many small objects or features.
• Provide with or construct with studs.

Synonyms of "Stud" as a verb (4 Words)

constellate	Come together as in a cluster or flock. The towns and valleys where people constellate.
dot	Make a dot or dots. You need to dot the i.
peppered	Add pepper to.
sprinkled	Rain gently.

Usage Examples of "Stud" as a verb

• The sky was clear and studded with stars.
• A dagger studded with precious diamonds.
• Stud the wall.

Associations of "Stud" (30 Words)

amethyst	A precious stone consisting of a violet or purple variety of quartz. Amethyst earrings.
andiron	A metal stand, typically one of a pair, for supporting wood burning in a fireplace. The andirons were too hot to touch.
bead	A beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture. Long strings of beads.
beaded	Covered with beads of liquid. A beaded evening bag.
betrothal	Formal engagement to be married; engagement.
bracelet	A band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist.
button	Any of various plant parts that resemble buttons. Just search for the app you want and click the buy or install button.
carat	A measure of the purity of gold pure gold being 24 carats. 22 carat gold.
chain	A measure of length equivalent to a chain 66 ft. Our offer was accepted this morning and there s no chain.
circlet	A small circle.
diamond	A card of the suit of diamonds. She led a losing diamond.
dot	Mark with a dot. Wet spots of rain began to dot his shirt.
earring	Jewelry to ornament the ear; usually clipped to the earlobe or fastened through a hole in the lobe.
escutcheon	A shield or emblem bearing a coat of arms.
gem	Used in names of some brilliantly coloured hummingbirds e g mountain gem. Tiny drops of sweat gemmed his forehead.
gold	Coins made of gold. The gold dome of the Capitol.
golden	Suggestive of gold. A golden voice.
jewelry	An adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems.
metallic	A paint fabric or colour with a metallic sheen. A beautiful metallic green sports car.
miner	A person who works in a mine. The miners were freed after spending four days trapped underground.
mineshaft	A deep narrow vertical hole, or sometimes a horizontal tunnel, that gives access to a mine. One member of this party almost vanished down a hidden disused mineshaft.
necklace	In South Africa kill someone with a tyre necklace. A diamond necklace.
pearl	An artificial imitation of a pearl. Every child is a precious pearl and deserves to be treated as such.
platinum	Greyish white or silvery like platinum. A platinum wig.
precious	Obviously contrived to charm. Precious memories.
ring	Attach a ring to the foot of in order to identify. He had a silver ring on one finger.
rivet	Join or fasten plates of metal with a rivet or rivets. The linings are bonded not riveted to the brake shoes for longer wear.
silver	Silver dishes containers or cutlery. Silvery hair.
turquoise	A semi-precious stone, typically opaque and of a greenish-blue or sky-blue colour, consisting of a hydrated phosphate of copper and aluminium. The turquoise waters of the bay.