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stern

/stɜrn/

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adjective
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
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"a stern face"

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austere strict nonindulgent
adjective
severe and unremitting in making demands
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"a stern disciplinarian"

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exacting strict demanding
noun
the rear part of a ship
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after part poop quarter tail

type of:
back rear

part of:
ship
noun
United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920)
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isaac stern
adjective
severely simple
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austere severe stark plain
adjective
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
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"the stern demands of parenthood"

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grim inexorable relentless unappeasable unforgiving unrelenting implacable
noun
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
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arse ass backside behind bottom bum buns butt buttocks can derriere fanny fundament hind end hindquarters keister nates posterior prat rear rear end rump seat tail tail end tooshie tush

type of:
body part

part of:
torso body trunk

Examples of stern

"a stern face"
"a stern disciplinarian"
"the stern demands of parenthood"