stern

[stern]

United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920)

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The black tern.

Noun
the rear part of a ship

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?"

Noun
United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920)

Adjective S.
severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards"

Adjective S.
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect; "an austere expression"; "a stern face"

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Adjective S.
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"

n.
The black tern.

superl.
Having a certain hardness or severity of nature, manner, or aspect; hard; severe; rigid; rigorous; austere; fixed; unchanging; unrelenting; hence, serious; resolute; harsh; as, a sternresolve; a stern necessity; a stern heart; a stern gaze; a stern decree.

v. t.
The helm or tiller of a vessel or boat; also, the rudder.

v. t.
The after or rear end of a ship or other vessel, or of a boat; the part opposite to the stem, or prow.

v. t.
Fig.: The post of management or direction.

v. t.
The hinder part of anything.

v. t.
The tail of an animal; -- now used only of the tail of a dog.

a.
Being in the stern, or being astern; as, the stern davits.

Stern

Stern , n. [AS. stearn a kind of bird. See Starling.] (Zo'94l.) The black tern.

Stern

Stern, a. [Compar. Sterner ; superl. Sternest.] [OE. sterne, sturne, AS. styrne; cf. D. stuurish stern, Sw. stursk refractory. 'fb166.] Having a certain hardness or severity of nature, manner, or aspect; hard; severe; rigid; rigorous; austere; fixed; unchanging; unrelenting; hence, serious; resolute; harsh; as, a sternresolve; a stern necessity; a stern heart; a stern gaze; a stern decree.
The sterne wind so loud gan to rout.
I would outstare the sternest eyes that look.
When that the poor have cried, C'91sar hath wept; Ambition should be made of sterner stuff.
Stern as tutors, and as uncles hard.
These barren rocks, your stern inheritance.
Syn. -- Gloomy; sullen; forbidding; strict; unkind; hard-hearted; unfeeling; cruel; pitiless.

Stern

Stern, n. [Icel. stj'd3rn a steering, or a doubtful AS. ste'a2rn. 'fb166. See Steer, v. t.] 1. The helm or tiller of a vessel or boat; also, the rudder. [Obs.] Chaucer. 2. (Naut.) The after or rear end of a ship or other vessel, or of a boat; the part opposite to the stem, or prow. 3. Fig.: The post of management or direction.
And sit chiefest stern of public weal.
4. The hinder part of anything. Spenser. 5. The tail of an animal; -- now used only of the tail of a dog. By the stern. (Naut.) See By the head, under By.

Stern

Stern, a. Being in the stern, or being astern; as, the stern davits. Stern board (Naut.), a going or falling astern; a loss of way in making a tack; as, to make a stern board. See Board, n., 8 (b). -- Stern chase. (Naut.) (a) See under Chase, n. (b) A stern chaser. -- Stern chaser (Naut.), a cannon placed in a ship's stern, pointing backward, and intended to annoy a ship that is in pursuit. -- Stern fast (Naut.), a rope used to confine the stern of a ship or other vessel, as to a wharf or buoy. -- Stern frame (Naut.), the framework of timber forms the stern of a ship. -- Stern knee. See Sternson. -- Stern port (Naut.), a port, or opening, in the stern of a ship. -- Stern sheets (Naut.), that part of an open boat which is between the stern and the aftmost seat of the rowers, -- usually furnished with seats for passengers. -- Stern wheel, a paddle wheel attached to the stern of the steamboat which it propels.

The black tern.

Having a certain hardness or severity of nature, manner, or aspect; hard; severe; rigid; rigorous; austere; fixed; unchanging; unrelenting; hence, serious; resolute; harsh; as, a sternresolve; a stern necessity; a stern heart; a stern gaze; a stern decree.

The helm or tiller of a vessel or boat; also, the rudder.

Being in the stern, or being astern; as, the stern davits.

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Usage Examples

To most men experience is like the stern lights of a ship, which illuminate only the track it has passed.

An actor is supposed to be a sensitive instrument. Isaac Stern takes good care of his violin. What if everybody jumped on his violin?

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

False happiness renders men stern and proud, and that happiness is never communicated. True happiness renders them kind and sensible, and that happiness is always shared.

Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.