Stud vs Pride - What's the difference?
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A male animal, especially a stud horse (stallion), kept for breeding.
A female animal, especially a studmare (broodmare), kept for breeding.
A group of such animals.
* Macaulay
* Sir W. Temple
An animal (usually livestock) that has been registered and is retained for breeding.
A place, such as a ranch, where such animals are kept.
(colloquial) A sexually attractive male; also a lover in great demand.
A small object that protrudes from something; an ornamental knob.
* Marlowe
* Milton
(jewelry) A small round earring.
(construction) A vertical post, especially one of the small uprights in the framing for lath and plaster partitions, and furring, and upon which the laths are nailed.
(obsolete) A stem; a trunk.
* Spenser
(poker) A type of poker where an individual cannot throw cards away and some of her cards are exposed (also stud poker).
(engineering) A short rod or pin, fixed in and projecting from something, and sometimes forming a journal.
(engineering) A stud bolt.
An iron brace across the shorter diameter of the link of a chain cable.
To set with ; to furnish with studs.
To be scattered over the surface of (something) at intervals.
* 2012 , Antony Cooke, Dark Nebulae, Dark Lanes, and Dust Belts , page 82:
To set (something) over a surface at intervals.
* 2010 , Rose Levy Beranbaum, Rose's Heavenly Cakes :
The quality or state of being proud; inordinate self-esteem; an unreasonable conceit of one's own superiority in talents, beauty, wealth, rank etc., which manifests itself in lofty airs, distance, reserve and often contempt of others.
A sense of one's own worth, and abhorrence of what is beneath or unworthy of one; lofty self-respect; noble self-esteem; elevation of character; dignified bearing; proud delight; -- in a good sense.
* (rfdate) Macaulay
* (rfdate) (William Blake)
Proud or disdainful behavior or treatment; insolence or arrogance of demeanor; haughty bearing and conduct; insolent exultation; disdain; hubris.
* (rfdate) G. K. Chesterton, Introduction to Aesop's Fables
That of which one is proud; that which excites boasting or self-gratulation; the occasion or ground of self-esteem, or of arrogant and presumptuous confidence, as beauty, ornament, noble character, children etc.
* (rfdate) Spenser
* (rfdate) Bible, Zech. ix. 6
* (rfdate) Goldsmith
(zoology) The small European lamprey species .
Show; ostentation; glory.
* (rfdate) Shakespeare
Highest pitch; elevation reached; loftiness; prime; glory,
* to be in the pride of one's life.
* (rfdate) Shakespeare
Consciousness of power; fullness of animal spirits; mettle; wantonness.
Lust; sexual desire; especially, excitement of sexual appetite in a female beast.
(zoology) A company of lions.
(reflexive) To take or experience pride in something, be proud of it.
As nouns the difference between stud and pride
is that stud is a male animal, especially a stud horse (stallion), kept for breeding or stud can be a small object that protrudes from something; an ornamental knob while pride is the quality or state of being proud; inordinate self-esteem; an unreasonable conceit of one's own superiority in talents, beauty, wealth, rank etc, which manifests itself in lofty airs, distance, reserve and often contempt of others.As verbs the difference between stud and pride
is that stud is to set with ; to furnish with studs while pride is (reflexive) to take or experience pride in something, be proud of it.stud
English
Etymology 1
(etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- He had the finest stud in England, and his delight was to win plates from Tories.
- In the studs of Ireland, where care is taken, we see horses bred of excellent shape, vigour, and size.
Synonyms
* (sexually attractive male) he-man, hunk * (male animal) sireDerived terms
* studbook * studding * studly * stud puppyEtymology 2
(etyl) studu .Noun
(en noun)- a collar with studs
- A belt of straw and ivy buds, / With coral clasps and amber studs .
- Crystal and myrrhine cups, embossed with gems / And studs of pearl.
- She's wearing studs in her ears.
- Seest not this same hawthorn stud ?
Derived terms
* studdedVerb
(studd)- [S]eemingly countless young hot stars stud the entire huge central region[.]
- Stud the cake all over with chocolate chips, pointed ends in.
References
*Anagrams
* English terms with multiple etymologies ----pride
English
(wikipedia pride)Noun
- He took pride in his work.
- He had pride of ownership in his department.
- A people which takes no pride' in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with ' pride by remote descendants.
- The pride of the peacock is the glory of God.
- Pride goeth before the fall.
- lofty trees yclad with summer's pride
- I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
- a bold peasantry, their country's pride
- Pride , pomp, and circumstance of glorious war.
- a falcon, towering in her pride of place
Synonyms
* (lamprey species) prid, sandpiper * See alsoDerived terms
* point of pride * pride comes before a fall * pridefulVerb
- I pride myself on being a good judge of character, but pride goes before the fall and I'm not a good judge of my own character so I'm often wrong without knowing it.
