stern

  • 71stern — See clearwater stern cruiser stern transom stern …

    Dictionary of automotive terms

  • 72stern — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English sterne, from Old English styrne; akin to Old English starian to stare more at stare Date: before 12th century 1. a. having a definite hardness or severity of nature or manner ; austere b. expressive of… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 73Stern — a) Asteroid, Gestirn; (Astron.): Himmelskörper, Planet[oid]. b) Berühmtheit, Diva, Fernsehstar, Filmgröße, Filmstar, Sternchen; (emotional verstärkend): Topstar; (veraltend): Filmdiva; (Theater, Film): Star. c) Glück[sstern], günstige Fügung des… …

    Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme

  • 74stern — English has two distinct words stern. The older, the adjective ‘severe’ [OE], comes from a prehistoric Germanic *sternjaz, which was probably derived from the base *ster , *star ‘be rigid’ (source also of English starch, stare, starve, etc).… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 75stern — {{11}}stern (adj.) O.E. styrne severe, strict, from P.Gmc. *sternijaz (Cf. M.H.G. sterre, Ger. starr stiff, störrig obstinate; Goth. andstaurran to be stiff; O.N. stara; O.E. starian to look or gaze upon ), from PIE root *ster , *star …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 76Stern — stÉœrn /stɜːn n. family name; Isaac Stern (1920 2001), Russian born American violinist; Otto Stern (1888 1969) German born American physicist, winner of the Nobel prize in 1943 …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 77stern — 1 adjective 1 strict in a very serious and often unpleasant way: a stern teacher | groups calling for sterner penalties for drug offences 2 stern look/expression/rebuke something that someone says or does that expresses disapproval sternly adverb …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 78stern — adjective 1) a stern expression Syn: unsmiling, frowning, serious, severe, forbidding, grim, unfriendly, austere, dour 2) stern measures Syn: strict, severe …

    Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • 79Stern — der Stern, e (Grundstufe) ein heller Punkt, den man in der Nacht am Himmel sehen kann Beispiele: Diesen Stern sieht man mit bloßem Auge. Heute wollen wir die Sterne beobachten …

    Extremes Deutsch

  • 80stern — n. the posterior. □ The little airplane crashed right into the stern of an enormous lady who didn’t even notice. □ Haul your stern over here and sit down …

    Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

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