| STERNAGES | • STERNAGE n. (Shakespeare) sterns collectively. |
| STERNEBRA | • sternebra n. (Anatomy) One of the segments of the sternum. • STERNEBRA n. one of the segments of the sternum. |
| STERNFAST | • sternfast n. (Nautical) A rope or chain for making fast a ship’s stern to a wharf, etc. • STERNFAST n. a rope or chain for making fast a ship's stern to a wharf. |
| STERNITES | • sternites n. Plural of sternite. • STERNITE n. the ventral plate of a segment in arthropods. |
| STERNITIC | • sternitic adj. Relating to a sternite. • STERNITIC adj. relating to the sternite, the sternum of an arthropod somite. |
| STERNMOST | • sternmost adj. Closest to the stern, furthest sternward. • STERNMOST adj. farthest astern; as, the sternmost ship in a convoy. |
| STERNNESS | • sternness n. (Uncountable) The state or quality of being stern. • sternness n. (Countable) The result or product of being stern. • STERNNESS n. the state of being stern. |
| STERNPORT | • sternport n. (Nautical) An opening in the rear part of a vessel. • STERNPORT n. a port or opening in the stern of a ship. |
| STERNPOST | • sternpost n. (Nautical) A timber or steel bar extending from the keel to the main deck at the stern of a vessel. • STERNPOST n. the main member at the stern of a ship extending from keel to deck. |
| STERNSONS | • sternsons n. Plural of sternson. • STERNSON n. the end of a ship's keelson, to which the sternpost is bolted. |
| STERNWARD | • sternward adj. Towards the stern, aft. • sternward adv. Sternwards. • STERNWARD adv. towards the stern, also STERNWARDS. |
| STERNWAYS | • sternways n. Plural of sternway. • STERNWAY n. the backward movement of a vessel. |