stern

Noun
  1. The rear part of a ship (synset 104323784)
    is a type of: back, rear - the side that goes last or is not normally seen
    has:
    • escutcheon - (nautical) a plate on a ship's stern on which the name is inscribed
    • skeg - a brace that extends from the rear of the keel to support the rudderpost
    is a part of: ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight
    same as: after part, poop, quarter, tail
  2. United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920) (synset 111336823)
    domain region: russia, soviet union, union of soviet socialist republics, ussr - a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991
    is an instance of: fiddler, violinist - a musician who plays the violin
    same as: isaac stern
  3. The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on (synset 105566889)
    "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
    is a type of: body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
    is a part of: body, torso, trunk - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs
    same as: 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
Adjective
  1. Of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor;
    Forbidding in aspect (synset 301303135)
    "an austere expression"; "a stern face"
    similar to: nonindulgent, strict - characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint
    same as: austere
  2. Not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty (synset 301789850)
    "grim determination"; "grim necessity"; "Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty"; "relentless persecution"; "the stern demands of parenthood"
    similar to: implacable - incapable of being placated
    same as: grim, inexorable, relentless, unappeasable, unforgiving, unrelenting
  3. Severe and unremitting in making demands (synset 300714774)
    "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards"
    similar to: demanding - requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill
    same as: exacting, strict
  4. Severely simple (synset 301796896)
    "a stark interior"
    similar to: plain - not elaborate or elaborated; simple
    same as: austere, severe, stark

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