stern

The rear part of a ship or boat.

A rear part or section.

Hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character: synonym: severe.

Showing or expressing displeasure or disapproval; forbidding or harsh.

Firm or unyielding; uncompromising.

Difficult to endure; oppressive.

To steer; guide.

To back (a boat) with the oars; back water; row backward.

To draw back; back water: said of a boat or its crew.

Same as starn.