stern
/stˈɝn/
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Definitions
Adjective Satellite
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect; "an austere expression"; "a stern face"
Adjective Satellite
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"
Adjective Satellite
severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards"
Adjective Satellite
severely simple; "a stark interior"
Noun
the rear part of a ship
Noun
United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920)
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?"
Synonyms
after part
arse
ass
austere
backside
behind
bottom
bum
buns
butt
buttocks
can
derriere
exacting
fanny
fundament
grim
hind end
hindquarters
inexorable
Isaac Stern
keister
nates
poop
posterior
prat
quarter
rear
rear end
relentless
rump
seat
severe
stark
strict
tail
tail end
tooshie
tush
unappeasable
unforgiving
unrelenting