stark
41stark — 01. The landscape of Newfoundland is said to be [stark], but beautiful. 02. The room was [stark], with no furniture and bare white walls. 03. Their apartment is [starkly] furnished; all they have is a table and a couple of chairs, and a mattress… …
42stark — UK [stɑː(r)k] / US [stɑrk] adjective [usually before noun] Word forms stark : adjective stark comparative starker superlative starkest 1) used for describing a building or scene that is very clear and plain to look at, often in a slightly… …
43stark — stark1 [sta:k US sta:rk] adj [: Old English; Origin: stearc stiff, strong ] 1.) very plain in appearance, with little or no colour or decoration ▪ In the cold dawn light, the castle looked stark and forbidding. ▪ the stark beauty of New Mexico… …
44stark — 1 adjective 1 very simple and severe in appearance: In the cold dawn light the castle looked stark and forbidding. | the stark beauty of the New Mexico desert 2 unpleasantly clear and impossible to avoid; harsh: stark reality: The film shows the… …
45Štark — Infobox Company company name = Štark A.D. company company type = Public foundation = 1922 location = Zemun, Serbia key people = Danilo Ivanović, CEO industry = Branded food products = candies, chocolate, biscuits revenue = N/A num employees =… …
46stark — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, stiff, strong, from Old English stearc; akin to Old High German starc strong, Lithuanian starinti to stiffen more at stare Date: before 12th century 1. a. rigid in or as if in death b. rigidly conforming… …
47stark — Sich stark machen: sich seiner Kraft rühmen, behaupten, daß man etwas kann, was andere einem nicht zutrauen, auch: festes Vertrauen auf jemanden oder etwas setzen und gegen jeden Zweifel standhaft bleiben. Vergleiche niederländisch ›zich sterk… …
48stark — [[t]stɑrk[/t]] adj. er, est, adv. 1) sheer, utter, downright, or complete: stark madness[/ex] 2) harsh, grim, or desolate, as a view or place 3) extremely simple or severe: a stark interior[/ex] 4) cvb bluntly or sternly plain: the stark reality… …
49stark — starkly, adv. starkness, n. /stahrk/, adj., starker, starkest, adv. adj. 1. sheer, utter, downright, or complete: stark madness. 2. harsh, grim, or desolate, as a view, place, etc.: a stark landscape. 3. extremely simple or severe: a stark… …
50stark — [[t]stɑ͟ː(r)k[/t]] starker, starkest 1) ADJ GRADED Stark choices or statements are harsh and unpleasant. UK companies face a stark choice if they want to stay competitive... In his celebration speech, he issued a stark warning to Washington and… …
