Stubborn, stub′orn, adj. immovably fixed in opinion: obstinate: persevering: steady: stiff: inflexible: hardy: not easily melted or worked.—v.t. (Keats) to make stubborn.—adv. Stubb′ornly.—n. Stubb′ornness.—adj. Stubb′orn-shaft′ed, having strong shafts or trunks. [A.S. styb, a stub.]
Stucco, stuk′ō, n. a plaster of lime and fine sand, &c., used as a coating for walls, for decorations, &c.: work done in stucco.—v.t. to face or overlay with stucco: to form in stucco.—n. Stucc′ōer, one who works or deals in stucco. [It. stucco; from Old High Ger. stucchi, a crust, a shell.]
Stuck, stuk, pa.t. and pa.p. of stick.—adj. Stuck′-up, affectedly vain, self-important.
Stuck, stuk, n. (Shak.) a thrust. [Stoccado.]
Stuckle, stuk′l, n. (prov.) several sheaves set together.
Stud, stud, n. a collection of breeding horses and mares, also the place where they are kept: a collection of horses for racing or hunting, also of other animals, even of dogs in America.—ns. Stud′-book, a record of the pedigrees of famous animals, esp. horses; Stud′-farm, a farm where horses are bred; Stud′-groom, a groom at a stud, esp. the head-groom; Stud′-horse, a stallion. [A.S. stód; Ger. gestüt.]
Stud, stud, n. a nail with a large head: an ornamental double-headed button worn in a cuff or shirt-front: one of the intermediate posts in a partition to which laths are nailed: a cross-piece in the links of a chain-cable for strengthening: a small pin in a watch: a trunk, stem.—v.t. to adorn with knobs: to set thickly, as with studs:—pr.p. stud′ding; pa.t. and pa.p. stud′ded.—ns. Stud′-bolt, a bolt with a thread on each end, screwed into a fixed part at one end, receiving a nut upon the other; Stud′ding-sail, a narrow sail set temporarily at the outer edges of a square sail when the wind is light—also Scudding-sail; Stud′dle, a prop supporting a platform in a mine; Stud′-work, brickwork walls between studs: studded leather armour. [A.S. studu, a post.]
Student, stū′dent, n. one who studies, a scholar at a higher school, college, or university: one devoted to the study of any subject: a man devoted to books.—ns. Stū′dentry, students collectively; Stū′dentship, an endowment for a student in a college.
Studio, stū′di-o, n. the workshop of an artist or photographer:—pl. Stū′dios. [It.]
Studious, stū′di-us, adj. given to study: thoughtful: diligent: careful (with of): studied: deliberately planned: favourable for study or meditation.—adv. Stū′diously.—n. Stū′diousness.