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stalk::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | chaff, husk, shuck, straw, stubble |
| Type of | plant substance, plant material |
| Has types | bran |
stalk::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | stem |
| Type of | plant organ |
| Has types | bulb, cane, carpophore, caudex, cladode, cladophyll, corm, corn stalk, cornstalk, culm, cutting, filament, flower stalk, funicle, funiculus, rootstalk, beanstalk, bole, branch, haulm, leafstalk, petiole, petiolule, phylloclad, phylloclade, rhizome, axis, rootstock, scape, slip, sporangiophore, stipe, stock, tree trunk, trunk, tuber, gynophore, halm |
stalk::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | stalking, still hunt |
| Type of | hunt, hunting |
| Has types | deerstalking |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | angry walk |
| Type of | gait |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | walk |
| Derivation | stalker |
Examples of stalk
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Death can stalk us slowly, or claim us suddenly, courtesy of the proverbial bus.
From the dailyliberal.com.au
Once the flower has faded cut the flower stalk off but leave the foliage intact.
From the timesunion.com
Peeling the stalk reveals a pretty, pale green that can seem almost translucent.
From the washingtonpost.com
Cruise control buttons are mounted on the steering wheel, rather than the stalk.
From the nzherald.co.nz
At least I don't stalk them with those electric zapper paddles like my Dad does.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
He did these with a cauliflower stalk carved with an X-ACTO Knife and toothpick.
From the npr.org
Ancient fishing nets used threads made from leaves, plant stalk and cocoon silk.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Now it's so plump that when it scurries up a flower stalk, the stem arches over.
From the washingtonpost.com
The stalk continues downward and is crumpled in to a mangled pile on the ground.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Chaff: material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
- Walk stiffly
- A slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
- Haunt: follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to; "her ex-boyfriend stalked her"; "the ghost of her mother haunted her"
- A hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush
- Go through (an area) in search of prey; "stalk the woods for deer"
- The stalk of a sheaf is a mathematical construction capturing the behaviour of a sheaf around a given point.
- (Stalks) Stalking is a term commonly used to refer to unwanted, obsessive attention by individuals (and sometimes groups of people) to others. Stalking behaviors are related to harassment and intimidation. ...
- The longish piece that supports the seed-carrying parts of a plant; To approach slowly and quietly in order not to be discovered when getting closer; To (try to) follow or contact someone constantly, often resulting in harassment
