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stern |
Grep of noun stern cistern country and western isaac stern pastern postern southwestern stern stern chaser sterna sterna hirundo sterne sterninae sternness sternocleido mastoideus sternocleidomastoid sternocleidomastoid muscle sternocleidomastoid vein sternotherus sternpost sternum sternutation sternutator sternutatory sternwheeler western Overview of noun stern The noun stern has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) stern, after part quarter, poop, tail -- (the rear part of a ship) 2. Stern, Isaac Stern -- (United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920)) 3. buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass -- (the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on) Overview of adj stern The adj stern has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (5) austere, stern -- (of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect; "an austere expression"; "a stern face") 2. (2) grim, inexorable, relentless, stern, unappeasable, unforgiving, unrelenting -- (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) 3. (2) stern, strict, exacting -- (severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards") 4. stern -- ((nautical) pertaining to the after part of a vessel) Antonyms of adj stern 4 senses of stern Sense 1 austere, stern INDIRECT (VIA nonindulgent) -> indulgent Sense 2 grim, inexorable, relentless, stern, unappeasable, unforgiving, unrelenting INDIRECT (VIA implacable) -> placable Sense 3 stern, strict, exacting INDIRECT (VIA demanding) -> undemanding Sense 4 stern(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA aft) -> fore Similarity of adj stern 4 senses of stern Sense 1 austere, stern => nonindulgent (vs. indulgent) Sense 2 grim, inexorable, relentless, stern, unappeasable, unforgiving, unrelenting => implacable (vs. placable) Sense 3 stern, strict, exacting => demanding (vs. undemanding) Sense 4 stern(postnominal) => aft(postnominal) (vs. fore) Attributes of adj stern Familiarity of adj stern stern used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj stern eastern midwestern northeastern northwestern southeastern southwestern stern sternal sternutative sternutatory western Overview of noun stern The noun stern has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) stern, after part quarter, poop, tail -- (the rear part of a ship) 2. Stern, Isaac Stern -- (United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920)) 3. buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass -- (the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on) Overview of adj stern The adj stern has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (5) austere, stern -- (of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect; "an austere expression"; "a stern face") 2. (2) grim, inexorable, relentless, stern, unappeasable, unforgiving, unrelenting -- (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) 3. (2) stern, strict, exacting -- (severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards") 4. stern -- ((nautical) pertaining to the after part of a vessel)
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