Associations to the word «Sterner»
Noun
- Rudder
- Bow
- Torpedo
- Oar
- Chaser
- Paddle
- Keel
- Superstructure
- Visage
- Propeller
- Deck
- Steamer
- Mast
- Tube
- Countenance
- Steering
- Stem
- Boat
- Tow
- Hull
- Canoe
- Rigging
- Bulkhead
- Funnel
- Steamboat
- Galley
- Mooring
- Yeshiva
- Pounder
- Rower
- Barge
- Demeanor
- Lifeboat
- Wheeler
- Steer
- Ramp
- Rake
- Cabin
- Sail
- Armament
- Buoy
- Sheet
- Schooner
- Vessel
- Plank
- Silent
- Anchor
- Frown
- Tug
- Swell
- Ship
- Pivot
- Wreck
- Wheel
- Ensign
- Yacht
- Crewman
- Sonar
- Screw
- Tanker
- Turret
- Gunboat
- Sloop
- Freighter
- Tack
- Railing
- Fathom
- Sinking
- Rebuke
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
STERN, adjective. Having a hardness and severity of nature or manner.
STERN, adjective. Grim and forbidding in appearance.
STERN, noun. (nautical) The rear part or after end of a ship or vessel.
STERN, noun. (figurative) The post of management or direction.
STERN, noun. The hinder part of anything.
STERN, noun. The tail of an animal; now used only of the tail of a dog.
STERN, noun. A bird, the black tern.
STERN CHASER, noun. A gun or cannon mounted on the stern of a ship for firing at a pursuing vessel.
STERN CHASERS, noun. Plural of stern chaser
Dictionary definition
STERN, noun. The rear part of a ship.
STERN, noun. United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920).
STERN, noun. The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?".
STERN, adjective. Of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect; "an austere expression"; "a stern face".
STERN, adjective. Not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty; "grim determination"; "grim necessity"; "Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty"; "relentless persecution"; "the stern demands of parenthood".
STERN, adjective. Severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards".
STERN, adjective. Severely simple; "a stark interior".
Wise words
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