| ASTERN | • astern adv. Behind (a vessel); in the rear. • astern adv. In the direction of the stern; backward (motion); to the rear. • astern adv. (Obsolete or rare) At or toward the rear of a vessel. |
| CISTERN | • cistern n. A reservoir or tank for holding water, especially for catching and holding rainwater for later use. • cistern n. In a flush toilet, the container in which the water used for flushing is held; a toilet tank. • cistern n. A cisterna. |
| EASTERN | • eastern adj. Of, facing, situated in, or related to the east. • eastern adj. (Of a wind) Blowing from the east; easterly. • eastern adj. (Loosely) Oriental. |
| MIDWESTERN | • midwestern adj. Alternative letter-case form of Midwestern. • midwestern adj. Of or pertaining to any region identified as midwest. • Midwestern adj. (US) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Midwest. |
| MORGENSTERN | • morgenstern n. Morning star (spiked weapon). • MORGENSTERN n. a club with a spike-studded head, a morning-star. |
| NORTHEASTERN | • northeastern adj. Of, related to, located in, or from the northeast. • north-eastern adj. (Chiefly UK) Alternative form of northeastern. • NORTHEASTERN adj. of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated northeast. |
| NORTHWESTERN | • northwestern adj. Of or pertaining to the northwest; from or to in such a direction. • northwestern adj. (Of wind) Blowing from that direction. • northwestern n. A film or other dramatic work set primarily in the late 19th or early 20th century in the northwest of North America. |
| PASTERN | • pastern n. The part of a horse’s leg between the fetlock joint and the hoof. • pastern n. (Obsolete) A shackle for horses while pasturing. • pastern n. (Obsolete) A patten. |
| POSTERN | • postern n. A back gate, back door, side entrance, or other gateway distinct from the main entrance. • postern n. (Archaic) By extension, a separate or hidden way in or out of a place, situation etc. • postern n. (Historical, military) A subterranean passage communicating between the parade and the main ditch, or… |
| SOUTHEASTERN | • southeastern adj. Of or pertaining to the southeast. • south-eastern adj. (Chiefly UK) Alternative form of southeastern. • SOUTHEASTERN adj. of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated southeast. |
| SOUTHWESTERN | • southwestern adj. Of or pertaining to the southwest. • south-western adj. (Chiefly UK) Alternative form of southwestern. • SOUTHWESTERN adj. lying toward or coming from the southwest. |
| STERN | • stern adj. Having a hardness and severity of nature or manner. • stern adj. Grim and forbidding in appearance. • stern n. (Nautical) The rear part or after end of a ship or vessel. |
| TESTERN | • testern n. (Obsolete) A sixpence; a tester. • testern v. (Obsolete, transitive) To present with a sixpence. • TESTERN v. (Shakespeare) to reward with sixpence. |
| WESTERN | • western adj. Of, facing, situated in, or related to the west. • western adj. (Of a wind) Blowing from the west; westerly. • western adj. Occidental. |
| YESTERN | • yestern adj. (Archaic, rare) Of or pertaining to yesterday. • yestern adv. (Archaic) Yesterday. • yestern n. (Archaic) Yesterday. |