The rear part or after end of a ship or vessel.
A bird, the black tern.
The tail of an animal; now used only of the tail of a dog.
The hinder part of anything.
The post of management or direction.
Grim and forbidding in appearance.
Having a hardness and severity of nature or manner.
To propel or move backward or stern-first in the water.
An element, often triangular, to which the strings of a violin, guitar, etc. are attached at the lower end of an instrument.
An appendage or appendix.
A short joist between a header and a wall.
The part of a telescope containing the adjusting device for the eyepiece, etc.
The part of a lock that transmits motion from the hub to the latch bolt.