STERN is a 5 letter word which starts with the letter S and ends with the letter N for which we found 5 definitions.
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(n.) The black tern. |
(superl.) Having a certain hardness or severity of nature manner or aspect; hard; severe; rigid; rigorous; austere; fixed; unchanging; unrelenting; hence serious; resolute; harsh; as a sternresolve; a stern necessity; a stern heart; a stern gaze; a stern decree. |
(v. t.) The helm or tiller of a vessel or boat; also the rudder. |
(v. t.) The after or rear end of a ship or other vessel or of a boat; the part opposite to the stem or prow. |
(v. t.) Fig.: The post of management or direction. |
The word STERN is a 5 letter word that has 1 syllable . The syllable division for STERN is: stern