Other Definitions
stern (enc)
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Stern| Noun | 1. | stern - the rear part of a shipescutcheon - (nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is inscribed back, rear - the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph" ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight skeg - a brace that extends from the rear of the keel to support the rudderpost | | | 2. | Stern - United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920) | | | 3. | stern - 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?"arse, ass, behind, buns, buttocks, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, derriere, fanny, rear end, tooshie, tush, seat, fundament, backside, bottom, butt, rump, tail end, tail, rear, can, bum body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies" | | | Adj. | 1. | stern - of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect; "an austere expression"; "a stern face" | | | 2. | stern - 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"implacable - impossible to placate; "an implacable enemy" | | | 3. | stern - severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards"demanding - requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill; "found the job very demanding"; "a baby can be so demanding" | |
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