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stern
1[ sturn ]
adjective
- firm, strict, or uncompromising:
stern discipline.
Synonyms: , , , ,
Antonyms:
- hard, harsh, or severe:
a stern reprimand.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- rigorous or austere; of an unpleasantly serious character:
stern times.
- grim or forbidding in aspect:
a stern face.
stern
2[ sturn ]
noun
- the after or rear part of a vessel (often opposed to bow or stem ):
The ship's stern was a glory of brightly painted carved figures of knights and mythical beasts.
- the back or rear of anything.
- Stern, Astronomy. the constellation Puppis.
- Fox Hunting. the tail of a hound.
verb (used with or without object)
- to be the person paddling, steering, working, etc., at the rear of (a vessel):
When you're bird-watching, it's much better to be paddling up front than sterning the canoe.
- to propel or steer (a vessel) with the after or rear part leading:
We pulled up to the dock 15 minutes later and managed to stern in before dark.
Stern
3[ sturn ]
noun
- Isaac, 1920鈥2001, U.S. violinist, born in Russia.
- Otto, 1888鈥1969, U.S. physicist, born in Germany: Nobel Prize 1943.
stern-
4- variant of sterno- before a vowel:
sternite.
Stern
1/ 蝉迟蓽藧苍 /
noun
- SternIsaac19202001MUSRussianMUSIC: concert violinist Isaac. 1920鈥2001, US concert violinist, born in (what is now) Ukraine
stern
2/ 蝉迟蓽藧苍 /
adjective
- showing uncompromising or inflexible resolve; firm, strict, or authoritarian
- lacking leniency or clemency; harsh or severe
- relentless; unyielding
the stern demands of parenthood
- having an austere or forbidding appearance or nature
stern
3/ 蝉迟蓽藧苍 /
noun
- the rear or after part of a vessel, opposite the bow or stem
- the rear part of any object
- the tail of certain breeds of dog, such as the foxhound or beagle
adjective
- relating to or located at the stern
Derived Forms
- 藞蝉迟别谤苍苍别蝉蝉, noun
- 藞蝉迟别谤苍濒测, adverb
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 蝉迟别谤苍路濒测 adverb
- 蝉迟别谤苍路苍别蝉蝉 noun
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of stern1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of stern1
Origin of stern2
Idioms and Phrases
see from soup to nuts (stem to stern) .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The U.N. and the European Union would condemn the seizure as illegitimate and demand negotiations; stern essays would be written casting America as a pariah state no better than Russia.
Everton's Jordan Pickford is rightly established as England's first choice, but Palace goalkeeper Henderson gave the sort of mature display on the big stage that confirms he will provide the sternest competition.
Its inhabitants are those of 鈥渢here will always be an England鈥 England: stern vicars, timid curates, lords and earls, penniless titled wastrels living on allowances from their uncles, imperious aunts, upper-crust twits.
"It was a really good day's golf on a course that was a stern test," he said.
There are several clips in which they appear to be stopped by law enforcement officers, whose reactions also range from friendly to stern.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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