| ALDERN | • aldern adj. (Obsolete) Made of alder wood. • ALDERN adj. made of alder wood. |
| ALTERN | • altern adj. (Obsolete) Acting by turns; alternate. • ALTERN adj. (archaic) alternate. |
| ASTERN | • astern adv. Behind (a vessel); in the rear. • astern adv. In the direction of the stern; backward (motion); to the rear. • astern adv. (Obsolete or rare) At or toward the rear of a vessel. |
| CASERN | • casern n. A lodging for soldiers in a garrison town (formerly usually near the rampart); a barracks. • CASERN n. a barracks for soldiers, also CASERNE. |
| CAVERN | • cavern n. A large cave. • cavern n. An underground chamber. • cavern n. A large, dark place or space. |
| DECERN | • decern v. Decide; determine; decree. • decern v. Discern. • DECERN v. to decree by judicial sentence. |
| EXTERN | • extern n. A person affiliated with an institution in a lesser capacity, for example, as a non-resident or as a… • extern n. Outward form or part; exterior. • extern adj. (Obsolete, rare) External; outward; not inherent. |
| GOVERN | • govern v. (Transitive) To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in. • govern v. (Intransitive) To exercise political authority; to run a government. • govern v. (Transitive) To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain. |
| INTERN | • intern n. A person who is interned, forcibly or voluntarily. • intern v. (Transitive) To imprison somebody, usually without trial. • intern v. (Transitive, programming) To internalize. |
| LUCERN | • lucern n. (Obsolete) A lamp. • lucern n. Alternative form of lucerne (the plant alfalfa). • lucern n. (Obsolete) A sort of hunting dog. |
| LUZERN | • luzern n. Alternative spelling of lusern. • LUZERN n. a fodder plant, aka alfalfa, also LUCERN, LUCERNE. |
| MODERN | • modern adj. Pertaining to a current or recent time and style; not ancient. • modern adj. (History) Pertaining to the modern period (c.1800 to contemporary times), particularly in academic historiography. • modern n. Someone who lives in modern times. |
| SECERN | • secern v. (Transitive). • secern v. (Intransitive). • SECERN v. to discern as separate. |
| TAVERN | • tavern n. (Dated) A building containing a bar licensed to sell alcoholic drinks, and usually offering accommodation. • Tavern prop.n. (Oxford University slang, obsolete) New Inn Hall, Oxford, one of the earliest medieval halls of the… • TAVERN n. an ale house. |
| UNDERN | • undern n. (Obsolete) Synonym of terce: the third hour of daylight (about 9 am). • undern n. (Obsolete) Synonym of noon: the sixth hour of daylight (12 pm). • undern n. (UK, dialectal) Synonym of afternoon. |
| WIVERN | • wivern n. Alternative spelling of wyvern. • WIVERN n. in heraldry, a dragon with wings, the tail of a snake and two legs, also WIVER, WYVERN. |
| WYVERN | • wyvern n. (Heraldry, mythology, fantasy) A draconian creature possessing wings, only two legs and usually a barbed tail. • WYVERN n. in heraldry, a dragon with wings, the tail of a snake and two legs, also WIVER, WIVERN. |