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stern
has definitions from the fields of nautical,music,performing arts
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[ adjective ] of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
Synonyms Examples "an austere expression" "a stern face" Used in print (Vina Delmar, The Big Family....)Stern faced , he inspected the prisoners , satisfying himself that they were clean , well fed and comfortable within_reason . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
Examples "grim determination" "grim necessity" "Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty" "relentless persecution" "the stern demands of parenthood Used in print (Arthur Miller, "The Prophecy," in The Best...)Sometimes he would grunt softly to some invisible onlooker beside him , sometimes he would look stern and moralistic as his pencil did what he disapproved . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] severe and unremitting in making demands
Examples "an exacting instructor" "a stern disciplinarian" "strict standards" Used in print (W. E. B. DuBois, Worlds of Color....)He was stern and overbearing with his flock , but obsequious and conciliatory with the whites , especially the rich who partly supported the church . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (nautical) the rear part of a ship
Synonyms Used in print (Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)The gilt sterns of the men-of-war becoming clearer to him , the sides of the wooden sea walls alternately painted yellow and black , the bronze cannon at the ports . (Evan Esar, Humorous English; a guide to comic ,...)A news item described the launching of a ship : `` Completing the ceremony , the beautiful movie_star smashed a bottle of champagne over her stern as she slid gracefully down the ways into the sea '' . Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1643
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[ adjective ] (nautical) pertaining to the after part of a vessel
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[ noun ] (music,performing arts) United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920)
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[ noun ] the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
Examples "he deserves a good kick in the butt" "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" |
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