Stern - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920)
- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on (syn: arse, ass, backside, behind, bottom, bum, butt, buttocks, can, fanny, fundament, hindquarters, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rump, seat, tail, tush)
adjective
Extra examples
He gave me a stern look.
...the army post's stern commander always had the utmost respect of those who served under him...
'Wait!' I shouted in my sternest voice.
His actions have earned him stern rebukes from human-rights organizations.
She issued a stern warning against making changes too quickly.
She boomed commands from the stern of the ship.
...always a stern disciplinarian, our father birched anyone who talked back...
The coach was a stern, wise father figure to his players.
...the stern mien of the librarian suggested that she was not one to put up with any nonsense...
Soon the ship was alight from stem to stern.
Stern put Travis in charge of (=gave him control of) the research team.
Stern's performance of the Bruch concerto
He received a stern rebuke from the manager.
Word forms
singular: stern
plural: sterns
comparative: sterner
superlative: sternest
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