We came through the postern at the rear of the great castle wall.
We slipped out of the side postern into a night of darkness (Robert Louis Stevenson).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
tern — al·tern; chil·tern; cis·tern; cit·tern; flit·tern; git·tern; in·tern·ee; in·tern·ment; in·tern·ship; lan·tern·man; lec·tern; li·top·tern; pas·tern; pat·tern·ize; pat·tern·less; quar·tern; sal·tern; sis·tern; slat·tern·li·ness; su·per·al·tern;… … English syllables
pos — ad·i·pos·i·ty; an·tero·pos·te·ri·or; an·thro·pos·co·py; an·thro·pos·o·phy; bal·a·no·pos·thi·tis; col·pos; com·pos·ed·ly; com·pos·er; com·pos·i·tae; com·pos·ite·ness; com·pos·i·tive; com·pos·i·tor; com·pos·i·tum; com·pos; com·pos·si·bil·i·ty;… … English syllables
postern — pos·tern … English syllables
postern — pos•tern [[t]ˈpoʊ stərn, ˈpɒs tərn[/t]] n. 1) a back door or gate 2) a private entrance or any entrance other than the main one 3) of, pertaining to, or resembling a postern • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME posterne < OF, alter. of posterle < LL… … From formal English to slang
Postern — Pos tern, a. Back; being behind; private. The postern door. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Postern — Pos tern, n. [OF. posterne, posterle, F. poterne, fr. L. posterula, fr. posterus coming after. See {Posterior}.] 1. Originally, a back door or gate; a private entrance; hence, any small door or gate. [1913 Webster] He by a privy postern took his… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
in — in·earth; in·ebri·a·tion; in·ebri·ety; in·ebri·ous; in·edible; in·ed·i·ta; in·edited; in·educabilia; in·educability; in·educable; in·education; in·ef·fa·bil·i·ty; in·ef·face·abil·i·ty; in·effaceable; in·effectuality; in·efficacious;… … English syllables
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
ex — ex·act; ex·am·ine; ex·am·ple; ex·animate; ex·arch; ex·as·per·ate; ex·cel·lent; ex·centric; ex·cept; ex·cerpt; ex·cess; ex·change; ex·che·quer; ex·cip·i·ent; ex·cise; ex·cit·ant; ex·claim; ex·clu·sion·ist; ex·clu·sive; ex·com·mu·ni·cate;… … English syllables
ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… … English syllables
