Hunk vs. Stud — What's the Difference?

A large piece of something, especially food, cut or broken off a larger piece

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

A large, strong, sexually attractive man

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

(Informal) A large piece; a chunk

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

(Slang) A physically attractive man, usually with a well-developed physique.

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

A large or dense piece of something.

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

(informal) An attractive man, especially one who is muscular.

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.

(computing) A record of differences between almost contiguous portions of two files (or other sources of information). Differences that are widely separated by areas which are identical in both files would not be part of a single hunk. Differences that are separated by small regions which are identical in both files may comprise a single hunk. Patches are made up of hunks.

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

A honyock.

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

(US) A goal or base in children's games.

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

A large lump or piece; a hunch; as, a hunk of bread.

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

A sexually attractive, well-built man.

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

A well-built sexually attractive man

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

A large piece of something without definite shape;

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

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

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

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

A stable or farm where these animals are kept.

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

A usually young man regarded as attractive and physically fit.

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

(Games) Stud poker.

To provide with or construct with studs or a stud.

To set with studs or a stud

To be scattered over

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.

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.

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;