<B>stub wing,</B> or <B>stubwing, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>that part of a wing on certain aircraft that lies next to the fuselage, to which the rest of the wing, separately built, is attached. <DD><B> 2. </B>a short wing, especially as used on certain autogiros. </DL>
<A NAME="stucco">
<B>stucco, </B>noun, pl. <B>-coes</B> or <B>-cos,</B> verb, <B>-coed,</B> <B>-coing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>plaster used for covering walls, which sets with a hard, stonelike coat. One kind, made of portland cement, sand, and lime, is used for covering the outer walls of buildings. Another kind, made of lime and crushed marble, is used for cornices, moldings, and other interior decorations. <BR> <I>Ex. The white stucco buildings were trim and gay in the sunlight (Harper's).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=stuccowork.</B> <DD><I>v.t. </I> to cover, coat, or decorate with stucco. <BR> <I>Ex. We had our house stuccoed last year.</I> noun <B>stuccoer.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="stuccowork">
<B>stuccowork, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> work or decoration done in stucco. </DL>
<A NAME="stuck">
<B>stuck, </B>verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> past tense and past participle of <B>stick</B> (2). <BR> <I>Ex. She stuck out her tongue. We were stuck in the mud.</I> </DL>
<B>stud</B> (1), noun, verb, <B>studded,</B> <B>studding.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a head of a nail, or a knob, or boss sticking out from a surface, used for ornament or protection. <BR> <I>Ex. The belt was ornamented with silver studs. Some snow tires have metal studs to provide more traction.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a kind of small button that fits through eyelets or buttonholes, used as a collar fastener on men's shirts or as an ornament. <DD><B> 3. </B>an upright post to which boards, laths, or panels are nailed in making walls in houses. <DD><B> 4. </B>a projecting pin or socket on a machine, such as one in which the end of an axle or pin fits or one that serves as a support, axis, or stop. <DD><B> 5. </B>a crosspiece put in each link of a chain cable to strengthen it. <DD><B> 6. </B><B>=stud poker.</B> <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to set or ornament with studs or something like studs. <BR> <I>Ex. a sword hilt studded with jewels.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to be set or scattered over. <BR> <I>Ex. a city studded with factories. Little islands stud the harbor.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>to set like studs; scatter at intervals. <BR> <I>Ex. Shocks of corn were studded over the field.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>to provide, frame, or support (a wall, ceiling, or floor) with studs. </DL>
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<B>stud</B> (2), noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a collection of horses kept for breeding, hunting, or racing. <DD><B> 2. </B>a place where such a collection is kept; studfarm. <DD><B> 3. </B>(U.S.) a male horse kept for breeding; stallion. <DD><B> 4. </B>any male animal kept for breeding. <DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>of or having to do with a studhorse. <DD><B> 2. </B>kept for breeding purposes. <BR><I>expr. <B>at stud,</B> </I>ready for use in breeding. <BR> <I>Ex. a stallion at stud.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="stud">
<B>stud.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> student. </DL>
<A NAME="studbook">
<B>studbook, </B>noun, or <B>stud book,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a book giving the pedigrees and performance records of thoroughbred horses and dogs. </DL>
<A NAME="studded">
<B>studded, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> provided with studs. <BR> <I>Ex. studded tires, a high-studded parlor.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="studding">
<B>studding, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the studs of a wall, house, or other structure. <DD><B> 2. </B>lumber for making studs. </DL>
<A NAME="studdingsail">
<B>studdingsail, </B>noun, or <B>studding sail,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a light sail set at the side of a square sail, as on a square-rigged ship; stunsail; stuns'le. </DL>
<A NAME="student">
<B>student, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a person who studies. <BR> <I>Ex. a student of human nature. She is a student of birds.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a person who is studying at a school, college, or university. <BR> <I>Ex. That high school has 3,000 students. A student is a person who is learning to fulfill his powers and to find ways of using them in the service of mankind (Harold Taylor).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="studentbody">
<B>student body,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the collective community of students studying at a school, college, or university. </DL>
<A NAME="studentcouncil">
<B>student council,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a group of students elected by their classmates to represent them in the management of school or college activities. </DL>
<A NAME="studentgovernment">
<B>student government,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the participation of students in the government of a school, college, or university, usually through a student council or similar organization that represents the students' interests. </DL>
<A NAME="studentlamp">
<B>student lamp,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an adjustable lamp for reading at a table or desk. The old-fashioned kind burned kerosene. </DL>
<A NAME="studentpower">
<B>student power,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the control of a school, college, or university by members of the student body. <BR> <I>Ex. The place is no longer under the direction of its professors ... but is operating under what is called "student power" (New Yorker).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="studentsdistribution">
<B>Student's distribution</B> or <B>Student's t-distribution,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Statistics.) a distribution used to estimate the standard deviation of a population on the basis of the standard deviation of a small sample; t-distribution. As the size of the sample increases, the distribution approaches normal distribution. </DL>
<A NAME="studentship">
<B>studentship, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the fact or condition of being a student. <DD><B> 2. </B>a scholarship or fellowship granted to a student in a college or university. </DL>
<A NAME="studentteacher">
<B>student teacher,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a college or university student who teaches in a school for a certain period to qualify for a teacher's certificate or diploma; practice teacher. </DL>
<A NAME="studentteaching">
<B>student teaching,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the practice of a student teacher. </DL>
<A NAME="studentunion">
<B>student union,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a building set aside at a college or university for student activities, usually with dining facilities and lounges. </DL>
<B>stud fee,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the fee charged for the use of a male animal for breeding. <BR> <I>Ex. When the horse retires ... his stud fee will be $15,000 (Newsweek).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="studfish">
<B>studfish, </B>noun, pl. <B>-fishes</B> or (collectively) <B>-fish.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any one of several bluish or greenish killifish found in rivers of the central and southern United States. </DL>
<A NAME="studhorse">
<B>studhorse, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a male horse kept for breeding; stallion. </DL>
<A NAME="studied">
<B>studied, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>resulting from or characterized by deliberate effort; carefully planned; done on purpose. <BR> <I>Ex. a studied air of simplicity, a studied laugh. What she said to me was a studied insult. While its performances of popular songs and jazz tunes are dexterous, they are a bit too studied for my taste (New Yorker).</I> (SYN) premeditated, intentional. <DD><B> 2. </B><B>=learned.</B> adv. <B>studiedly.</B> noun <B>studiedness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="studier">
<B>studier, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Rare.) a person who studies; student. <BR> <I>Ex. a studier of nature.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="studies">
<B>studies, </B>noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> See under <B>study.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="studio">
<B>studio, </B>noun, pl. <B>-dios,</B> adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1a. </B>the workroom of a painter, sculptor, photographer, or other artist. (SYN) atelier, workshop. <DD><B> b. </B>a room in which a music teacher, dramatic coach, or other artist gives lessons. <DD><B> 2. </B>a place where motion pictures are made. <DD><B> 3. </B>a place where a radio or television program originates. <DD><I>adj. </I> of or having to do with a studio. </DL>
<A NAME="studioapartment">
<B>studio apartment,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a one-room apartment with a bathroom and sometimes a small kitchen or kitchenette. </DL>
<A NAME="studiocouch">
<B>studio couch,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an upholstered couch, without a back or arms, that can be used as a bed. </DL>
<A NAME="studious">
<B>studious, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>fond of study. <BR> <I>Ex. That studious boy likes school.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>showing careful attention or consideration; careful; thoughtful. <BR> <I>Ex. She is always studious of her mother's comfort. The clerk made a studious effort to please customers.</I> (SYN) earnest, painstaking, solicitous, zealous, assiduous. <DD><B> 3. </B>studied; deliberate. <BR> <I>Ex. The study was furnished with studious simplicity (John Galsworthy).</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>(Archaic.) used for or suited to study. <BR> <I>Ex. To walk the studious cloisters ... (Milton).</I> adv. <B>studiously.</B> noun <B>studiousness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="studpoker">
<B>stud poker,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a form of poker in which each player is dealt one card face down and another face up. At each round of betting, another card is dealt face up to each remaining player, until five cards are distributed. </DL>
<A NAME="studwork">
<B>studwork, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>building or structures built with or supported by studs. <DD><B> 2. </B>fabrics or leather set with knobs or studs. </DL>
