Stern

Tamil Dictionary definitions for Stern

Stern : கடுமையான

Stern definition

Noun. 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.

Transitive verb.

  1. The helm or tiller of a vessel or boat; also, the rudder.
  2. The after or rear end of a ship or other vessel, or of a boat; the part opposite to the stem, or prow.
  3. Fig.: The post of management or direction.
  4. The hinder part of anything.
  5. The tail of an animal; -- now used only of the tail of a dog.

Adjective. Being in the stern, or being astern; as, the stern davits.