studs

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a group of animals, especially high-quality horses, kept for breeding:

David Grenfell runs a 170-acre stud farm in Co. Wexford, Ireland.

kept for breeding:

The Derby winner Generous will be put to stud at the end of the season.

a man who is considered to be attractive and skilled sexually:

He thinks he's a real stud.

a small nail or piece of metal, with a large, rounded top, that is attached to the surface of something, usually for decoration

a small piece of metal jewellery that is put through a part of your body such as your ear or nose:

gold studs

a nose stud

any of the small, pointed objects that stick out from the bottom of some boots and shoes used in particular sports, for example football

with the studs of your football boots pointing at a player's leg when you tackle them:

A sliding tackle with the studs up is illegal in most leagues.

a fastener made from two small flat parts joined together by a short bar, used for clothing, for example to fix collars onto shirts

a small piece of metal, many of which are attached to special tyres used for driving in the snow

a male animal kept esp. for breeding

a small, bright-colored nail, often specially shaped, that is fixed esp. to cloth or leather as decoration

a small ball fixed to a metal post that fits through a hole made in the body, esp. in the ear

any of the vertical wood or metal posts used to make the frame of a wall