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▸  stub out PHRASAL VERB When someone stubs out a cigarette, they put it out by pressing it against something hard. □ [V P n] Signs across the entrances warn all visitors to stub out their cigarettes. [Also V n P ]

stub|ble /stʌ b ^ə l/

1 N‑UNCOUNT Stubble is the short stalks which are left standing in fields after corn or wheat has been cut. □  The stubble was burning in the fields.

2 N‑UNCOUNT The very short hairs on a man's face when he has not shaved recently are referred to as stubble . □  His face was covered with the stubble of several nights.

stub|bly /stʌ bəli/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] If a man has not shaved recently, he has a stubbly chin. □  He had long unkempt hair and a stubbly chin.

stub|born /stʌ bə ^r n/

1 ADJ Someone who is stubborn or who behaves in a stubborn way is determined to do what they want and is very unwilling to change their mind. □  He is a stubborn character used to getting his own way. ●  stub|born|ly ADV □  He stubbornly refused to tell her how he had come to be in such a state. ●  stub|born|ness N‑UNCOUNT □  I couldn't tell if his refusal to talk was simple stubbornness.

2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A stubborn stain or problem is difficult to remove or to deal with. □  This treatment removes the most stubborn stains. ●  stub|born|ly ADV □  Some interest rates have remained stubbornly high.

stub|by /stʌ bi/ ADJ An object that is stubby is shorter and thicker than usual. □  He pointed a stubby finger at a wooden chair opposite him.

stuc|co /stʌ koʊ/ N‑UNCOUNT [oft N n] Stucco is a type of plaster used for covering walls and decorating ceilings.

stuck /stʌ k/

1Stuck is the past tense and past participle of stick .

2 ADJ [v-link ADJ ] If something is stuck in a particular position, it is fixed tightly in this position and is unable to move. □  He said his car had got stuck in the snow. □  She had got something stuck between her teeth.

3 ADJ If you are stuck in a place, you want to get away from it, but are unable to. □  I was stuck at home with flu.

4 ADJ If you are stuck in a boring or unpleasant situation, you are unable to change it or get away from it. □  I don't want to get stuck in another job like that.

5 ADJ If something is stuck at a particular level or stage, it is not progressing or changing. □  The negotiations have got stuck on a number of key issues. □  U.S. unemployment figures for March showed the jobless rate stuck at 7 per cent.

6 ADJ [v-link ADJ with n] If you are stuck with something that you do not want, you cannot get rid of it. □  Many people are now stuck with expensive fixed-rate mortgages.

7 ADJ [v-link ADJ ] If you get stuck when you are trying to do something, you are unable to continue doing it because it is too difficult. □  They will be there to help if you get stuck.

8 PHRASE If you get stuck in , you do something with enthusiasm and determination. [BRIT , INFORMAL ] □  We're bottom of the league and we have to get stuck in.

stu ck-u p ADJ If you say that someone is stuck-up , you mean that are very proud and unfriendly because they think they are very important. [INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □  She was a famous actress, but she wasn't a bit stuck-up.

stud /stʌ d/ (studs )

1 N‑COUNT A studs are small pieces of metal which are attached to a surface for decoration. □  You see studs on lots of London front doors.

2 N‑COUNT A stud is an earring consisting of a small shape attached to a bar which goes through a hole in your ear. □  …plain gold studs.