stern vs tush

stern

verb
  • To propel or move backward or stern-first in the water. 

noun
  • 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. 

  • The rear part or after end of a ship or vessel. 

adj
  • Grim and forbidding in appearance. 

  • Having a hardness and severity of nature or manner. 

tush

verb
  • To pull or drag a heavy object such as a tree or log. 

  • To express contempt; rebuke. 

intj
  • An exclamation of contempt or rebuke. 

noun
  • The buttocks. 

  • A tusk. 

  • Nonsense; tosh. 

  • A small tusk sometimes found on the female Indian elephant. 

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