stud

Noun

• poker in which each player receives hole cards and the remainder are dealt face up; bets are placed after each card is dealt

• adult male horse kept for breeding

• an upright in house framing

• ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)

• a man who is virile and sexually active

Verb

• provide with or construct with studs
  • stud the wall
    

• scatter or intersperse like dots or studs
  • Hills constellated with lights
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  stud poker , studhorse , scantling , rivet , he-man , macho-man , dot , constellate