stark

IPA: stˈɑrk

noun

  • A surname.
  • An unincorporated community in Butts County, Georgia.
  • An unincorporated community in Stark County, Illinois.
  • A tiny city in Neosho County, Kansas.
  • An unincorporated community in Elliott County, Kentucky.
  • An unincorporated community in Pike County, Missouri.
  • A small town in Coos County, New Hampshire.
  • A small town in Herkimer County, New York.
  • An unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia.
  • A small town in Vernon County, Wisconsin.
  • (fiction) The language spoken in the Ender's Game series, which is nearly identical to American English.

verb

  • (obsolete or dialect) To stiffen.

adjective

  • (obsolete) Hard, firm; obdurate.
  • Severe; violent; fierce (now usually in describing the weather).
  • (poetic, literary or archaic) Strong; vigorous; powerful.
  • Stiff, rigid.
  • Plain in appearance; barren, desolate.
  • Naked.
  • Complete, absolute, full.

adverb

  • starkly; entirely, absolutely
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Examples of "stark" in Sentences

  • Stepping closer, Worf appraised her with an expression of stark admiration.
  • Galbraith's proposal does stand in stark contrast with the rumored position of the fiscal commission.
  • His expression stark, he admitted, “Just two nights ago, I…I almost strangled her to death while I slept.”
  • She heard the slide of his zipper and her heart seized, the pulse skittering in her throat as she gazed up at his hungry face, his expression stark and pained.
  • "Mr. Reynolds 'opinions are in stark contrast to the core values of the Champaign County Republican Party and are personally offensive to me," party Chairman Jason Barickman told the News-Gazette.

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