Spud vs. Stud — What's the Difference?

(Informal) A potato.

A large-headed piece of metal that pierces and projects from a surface, especially for decoration.

A sharp spadelike tool used for rooting or digging out weeds.

An upright timber in the wall of a building to which laths and plasterboard are nailed

A short section of pipe or a threaded fitting that completes a connection, as between a longer pipe and a nozzle, valve, or meter.

A rivet or crosspiece in each link of a chain cable.

To remove with a sharp spadelike tool.

An establishment where horses or other domesticated animals are kept for breeding

To begin drilling operations on

A young man thought to be very active sexually or regarded as a good sexual partner

(informal) A potato.

A form of poker in which the first card of a player's hand is dealt face down and the others face up, with betting after each round of the deal.

(informal) A hole in a sock.

Decorate or augment (something) with many studs or similar small objects

A type of short nut (fastener) threaded on both ends.

An upright post in the framework of a wall for supporting sheets of lath, drywall, or similar material.

(obsolete) Anything short and thick.

A small knob, nail head, or rivet fixed in and slightly projecting from a surface.

A piece of dough boiled in fat.

A small ornamental button mounted on a short post for insertion through an eyelet, as on a dress shirt.

A testicle.

A buttonlike earring or other piercing mounted on a slender post, as of gold or steel.

(obsolete) A dagger.

Any of various protruding pins or pegs in machinery, used mainly as a support or pivot.

A digging fork with three broad prongs.

One of a number of small metal cleats embedded in a snow tire to increase traction on slippery or snowy roads.

A tool, similar to a spade, used for digging out weeds etc.

A metal crosspiece used as a brace in a link, as in a chain cable.

A barking spud; a long-handled tool for removing bark from logs.

A group of animals, especially horses, kept for breeding.

A short central rod in a lighting fixture, for attachment to the light.

A male animal, such as a stallion, that is kept for breeding.

To dig up weeds with a spud.

A stable or farm where these animals are kept.

(drilling) To begin drilling an oil well; to drill by moving the drill bit and shaft up and down, or by raising and dropping a bit.

A usually young man who is very sexually active or promiscuous.

(roofing) To remove the roofing aggregate and most of the bituminous top coating by scraping and chipping.

A usually young man regarded as attractive and physically fit.

(camping) To set up a recreational vehicle (RV) at a campsite, typically by leveling the RV and connecting it to electric, water, and/or sewer hookups.

(Slang) A person who is extremely competent in a given area.

A game for three or more players, involving the gradual elimination of players by throwing and catching a ball.

(Games) Stud poker.

A sharp, narrow spade, usually with a long handle, used by farmers for digging up large-rooted weeds; a similarly shaped implement used for various purposes.

To provide with or construct with studs or a stud.

A dagger.

To set with studs or a stud

Anything short and thick; specifically, a piece of dough boiled in fat.

To be scattered over

A potato.

A male animal, especially a stud horse (stallion), kept for breeding.

An edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland

A female animal, especially a studmare (broodmare), kept for breeding.

A sharp hand shovel for digging out roots and weeds

A group of such animals.

Initiate onsite drilling operations, as for petroleum;

An animal (usually livestock) that has been registered and is retained for breeding.

Produce buds, branches, or germinate;

A place, such as a ranch, where such animals are kept.

(colloquial) A sexually attractive male.

A sexually dominant lesbian, chiefly African-American.

A small object that protrudes from something; an ornamental knob.

(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.

(poker) A type of poker where an individual cannot throw cards away and some of her cards are exposed.

(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 studs; to furnish with studs.

To be scattered over the surface of (something) at intervals.

To set (something) over a surface at intervals.

A collection of breeding horses and mares, or the place where they are kept; also, a number of horses kept for a racing, riding, etc.

A stem; a trunk.

An upright scanting, esp. one of the small uprights in the framing for lath and plaster partitions, and furring, and upon which the laths are nailed.

A kind of nail with a large head, used chiefly for ornament; an ornamental knob; a boss.

An ornamental button of various forms, worn in a shirt front, collar, wristband, or the like, not sewed in place, but inserted through a buttonhole or eyelet, and transferable.

A short rod or pin, fixed in and projecting from something, and sometimes forming a journal.

An iron brace across the shorter diameter of the link of a chain cable.

To adorn with shining studs, or knobs.

To set with detached ornaments or prominent objects; to set thickly, as with studs.

A man who is virile and sexually active

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

An upright in house framing

Adult male horse kept for breeding

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

Scatter or intersperse like dots or studs;

Provide with or construct with studs;