Associations to the word «Tern»

Pictures for the word «Tern»

Wiktionary

TERN, noun. Any of various sea birds of the family Sternidae that are similar to gulls but are smaller and have a forked tail.
TERN, noun. That which consists of, or pertains to, three things or numbers together.
TERN, noun. (dated) A lottery prize resulting from the favourable combination of three numbers in the draw.
TERN, adjective. Threefold; triple; consisting of three; ternate

Dictionary definition

TERN, noun. Small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca