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😎 An attractive man 🧱 A wall post 🐎 A breeding horse 🃏 A poker game 🔘 A small ornament ✨ To add decorations
to stud

to stud

5.8
To add small raised pieces to something to hold or decorate it
  • verb
  • /stʌd/
translation icon : tachonar
  • He studded the wall with decorative hooks to hang his collection of hats.

Examples

  • She decided to stud her jacket with silver spikes for a trendy look.

  • I custom put studs around a bag and onto like, my arms.

  • * Everybody got a target tonight * * Everybody come along for the ride * * All you studs and you duds...

    The Bad Guys (2022)

  • Studs up, Bobby, studs up!

    Eephus (2025)

  • To enhance the appearance of the couch, they studded it with brass accents.

Synonyms

to adorn
vsto stud
45 4.9

To put decorations on something to make it look more beautiful

also serves to strengthen or support, not only to beautify
to dot
vsto stud
39 3.0

To appear as small marks across an area, like stars in the sky

aims to add small posts for strength or decoration rather than just scatter
to constellate
vsto stud
9.8

Fill an area with small bright points like stars in the sky

adds small posts that can strengthen objects as well as decorate

Compounds

stud muffin
  • NSFW
3 9.1

A very attractive man who looks confident and admired by other people

stud finder
  • US
1 4.5

A tool that finds wooden or metal supports behind a wall

real stud
  • Informal
1 8.1

An attractive confident man admired for his looks

stud farm
1 4.0

A farm where people breed horses, often for racing

stud poker
  • Jargon
1 6.3

A poker game where players get some cards face down and some face up, with betting after each card

press stud
  • UK
3.7

A small fastener that snaps clothes closed

stud mare
  • Specialized
7.5

A female horse kept for breeding

How Grippy

spike
58 3.6
to stud
5.8
hobnail
  • Archaic
1 9.3
tack
17 2.2
to nail
85 1.0

Surface Forms

stud infinitive
studied past
studied past participle
studying present participle
studs third person singular

Etymology

Stud (verb) comes from the noun stud (a peg or ornament); to stud something is to put small posts or decorative pieces into it. So when you 'stud' a jacket or wall, you add those little fixed pieces for support or decoration.