Words ending with tern
4 letter words ending with tern
- tern — a set of three.
- arctic tern — a black-capped tern, Sterna paradisea, that breeds in the Arctic and then migrates as far south as the Antarctic
- black tern — a small tern with a black head and body, Chlidonias niger, found on all continents except Australasia
- common tern — any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- little tern — a small seabird of the tern family Sternidae which breeds in tropical Europe and Asia and which migrates to Africa or Australia in winter
5 letter words ending with tern
- stern — rear of boat
- from stem to stern — If something happens from stem to stern on a boat, it involves the whole of the boat.
- lute stern — a transom stern used on small boats, having an open after extension for breaking up seas coming from astern.
- pink stern — a sharp stern having a narrow, overhanging, raking transom.
6 letter words ending with tern
- altern — alternate
- astern — Something that is astern is at the back of a ship or behind the back part.
- extern — A person working in but not living in an institution, such as nonresident doctor or other worker in a hospital.
- intern — to restrict to or confine within prescribed limits, as prisoners of war, enemy aliens, or combat troops who take refuge in a neutral country.
- drop astern — to fall back to the stern (of another vessel)
7 letter words ending with tern
- bittern — any wading bird of the genera Ixobrychus and Botaurus, related and similar to the herons but with shorter legs and neck, a stouter body, and a booming call: family Ardeidae, order Ciconiiformes
- cistern — A cistern is a container which stores the water supply for a building, or that holds the water for flushing a toilet.
- cittern — a medieval stringed instrument resembling a lute but having wire strings and a flat back
- eastern — lying toward or situated in the east: the eastern half of the island.
- gittern — cittern.
8 letter words ending with tern
9 letter words ending with tern
- comintern — short for Communist International: an international Communist organization founded by Lenin in Moscow in 1919 and dissolved in 1943; it degenerated under Stalin into an instrument of Soviet politics
- komintern — Third International.
- repattern — a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- subaltern — lower in rank; subordinate: a subaltern employee.
10 letter words ending with tern
- midwestern — Also, Midwestern. Middle Western.
11 letter words ending with tern
- antipattern — (software engineering) A design pattern that may be commonly used but is ineffective and/or counterproductive in practice.
- morgenstern — a weapon consisting of a ball set with spikes attached to the end of a club, often attached by a chain
- pro-western — lying toward or situated in the west: our company's western office.
- superaltern — a universal proposition that is the basis for the immediate inference of a corresponding particular proposition.
12 letter words ending with tern
- northeastern — Of, related to, located in, or from the northeast.
- northwestern — Of or pertaining to the northwest; from or to in such a direction.
- southeastern — from the south east
- southwestern — the point or direction midway between south and west. Abbreviation: SW.
13 letter words ending with tern
- half-quartern — a loaf having a weight, when baked, of 800 g
- north-eastern — North-eastern means in or from the north-east of a region or country.
- north-western — North-western means in or from the north-west of a region or country.
- south-eastern — South-eastern means in or from the south-east of a region or country.
- south-western — South-western means in or from the south-west of a region or country.
14 letter words ending with tern
- kaiserslautern — a city in S Rhineland-Palatinate, in SW Germany.
15 letter words ending with tern
- adamawa-eastern — a branch of the Niger-Congo family of languages, centered in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, and the Central African Republic, including Sango and Zande.
- jack-o'-lantern — a hollowed pumpkin with openings cut to represent human eyes, nose, and mouth and in which a candle or other light may be placed, traditionally made for display at Halloween.
18 letter words ending with tern
- aristotles-lantern — a complex arrangement of muscles and calcareous teeth and plates forming an eversible organ in most echinoids, functioning in mastication.
19 letter words ending with tern
- country-and-western — country music.
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