ADJ.
arctic
VERB + TERN
called, flowers, win
TERN + NOUN
lottery, schooner, thursday's
PREP.
in, with
noun
Any of various seabirds of the subfamily Sterninae (of the family Laridae) that are similar to gulls but are smaller and have a forked tail.
noun
A thing with three components; a set of three things.
A thing with three components; a set of three things.
And yet, now even, if Madonna willed, / She'd win a tern in Thursday's lottery, / And better all things.
adj
Consisting of three components; ternate, threefold, triple.
tern flowers tern leaves
a tern schooner, one with three masts
And yet, now even, if Madonna willed, / She'd win a tern in Thursday's lottery, / And better all things.
Wiktionarytern flowers tern leaves
Wiktionarya tern schooner, one with three masts
WiktionaryThis is why birds like the pigeon or the Arctic tern can find their way around the world.
Tatoeba · #62400Have you heard of a bird called the Arctic Tern?
Tatoeba · #70129i Register
In some senses, tern is marked as dated, obsolete, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.