Definitions
1.AdjectiveHard, firm; obdurate.
2.AdjectiveSevere; violent; fierce (now usually in describing the weather).
3.AdjectiveStrong; vigorous; powerful.
4.AdjectiveStiff, rigid.
5.AdjectivePlain in appearance; barren, desolate."I picked my way forlornly through the stark, sharp rocks."
6.AdjectiveNaked.
7.AdjectiveComplete, absolute, full."I screamed in stark terror.; A flower was growing, in stark contrast, out of the sidewalk."
8.AdverbStarkly; entirely, absolutely."He's gone stark, staring mad.; She was just standing there, stark naked."
9.VerbTo stiffen.