Index of English words, starting with "st"

(1) - Sterling (a.) Genuine; pure; of excellent quality; conforming to the highest standard; of full value; as, a work of sterling merit; a man of sterling good sense.
(2) - Sterling (a.) Belonging to, or relating to, the standard British money of account, or the British coinage; as, a pound sterling; a shilling sterling; a penny sterling; -- now chiefly applied to the lawful money of England; but sterling cost, sterling value, are used.
(3) - Sterling (n.) A certain standard of quality or value for money.
(4) - Sterling (n.) Any English coin of standard value; coined money.
(5) - Sterling (n.) Same as Starling, 3.

(1) - Stern (a.) Being in the stern, or being astern; as, the stern davits.
(2) - Stern (v. t.) The tail of an animal; -- now used only of the tail of a dog.
(3) - Stern (v. t.) The hinder part of anything.
(4) - Stern (v. t.) Fig.: The post of management or direction.
(5) - Stern (v. t.) The after or rear end of a ship or other vessel, or of a boat; the part opposite to the stem, or prow.
(6) - Stern (v. t.) The helm or tiller of a vessel or boat; also, the rudder.
(7) - Stern (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.
(8) - Stern (n.) The black tern.