Stalk
The act or process of stalking.
The stem or main axis of a plant; as, a stalk of wheat, rye, or oats; the stalks of maize or hemp.
The petiole, pedicel, or peduncle, of a plant.
That which resembes the stalk of a plant, as the stem of a quill.
An ornament in the Corinthian capital resembling the stalk of a plant, from which the volutes and helices spring.
One of the two upright pieces of a ladder.
A stem or peduncle, as of certain barnacles and crinoids.
The narrow basal portion of the abdomen of a hymenopterous insect.
The peduncle of the eyes of decapod crustaceans.
An iron bar with projections inserted in a core to strengthen it; a core arbor.
To walk slowly and cautiously; to walk in a stealthy, noiseless manner; -- sometimes used with a reflexive pronoun.
To walk behind something as a screen, for the purpose of approaching game; to proceed under clover.
To walk with high and proud steps; usually implying the affectation of dignity, and indicating dislike. The word is used, however, especially by the poets, to express dignity of step.
To approach under cover of a screen, or by stealth, for the purpose of killing, as game.
A high, proud, stately step or walk.
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Stalk Translations
stalk in Dutch is schrijden
stalk in French is queue, tige
stalk in German is stelzen, stelzst
stalk in Spanish is tallo
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