| stalk 1 (stôk) n. 1. a. A stem or main axis of a herbaceous plant. b. A stem or similar structure that supports a plant part such as a flower, flower cluster, or leaf. 2. A slender or elongated support or structure, as one that holds up an organ or another body part. [Middle English, probably diminutive of stale, upright of a ladder, post, handle, from Old English stalu; see stel- in Indo-European roots.] stalk  y adj. |
| stalk 2 (stôk) v. stalked, stalk·ing, stalks v.intr. 1. To walk with a stiff, haughty, or angry gait: stalked off in a huff. 2. To move threateningly or menacingly. 3. To track prey or quarry. v.tr. 1. To pursue by tracking stealthily. 2. To follow or observe (a person) persistently, especially out of obsession or derangement. 3. To go through (an area) in pursuit of prey or quarry. [Middle English stalken, from Old English -stealcian, to move stealthily (in bestealcian).] stalk er n. |
stalk 1
Noun
1. the main stem of a plant
2. a stem that joins a leaf or flower to the main stem of a plant [probably from Old English stalu upright piece of wood]
stalk 2
Verb
1. to follow (an animal or person) quietly and secretly in order to catch or kill them
2. to pursue persistently and, sometimes, attack (a person with whom one is obsessed, often a celebrity)
3. to spread over (a place) in a menacing way: danger stalked the streets
4. to walk in an angry, arrogant, or stiff way [Old English bestealcian]
stalker n
| stalk (stôk) 1. The main stem of a plant. 2. A slender structure that supports a plant part, such as a flower or leaf. 3. A slender supporting structure in certain other organisms, such as the reproductive structure in plasmodial slime molds or the part of a mushroom below the cap. 4. A slender supporting or connecting part of an animal, such as the eyestalk of a lobster. |
Stalk of foresters: company of foresters—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  stalk - material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seedsbran - broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting plant material, plant substance - material derived from plants |
| 2. | stalk - a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ gynophore - the stalk of a pistil that raises it above the receptacle carpophore - a slender stalk that furnishes an axis for a carpel corn stalk, cornstalk - the stalk of a corn plant filament - the stalk of a stamen petiolule - the stalk of a leaflet cane - a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane plant organ - a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus sporangiophore - stalk bearing one or more sporangia cutting, slip - a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting tuber - a fleshy underground stem or root serving for reproductive and food storage rhizome, rootstalk, rootstock - a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure axis - the main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged caudex - woody stem of palms and tree ferns internode - a segment of a stem between two nodes beanstalk - stem of a bean plant cladode, cladophyll, phylloclad, phylloclade - a flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leaf receptacle - enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts stipe - supporting stalk or stem-like structure especially of a pistil or fern frond or supporting a mushroom cap flower stalk, scape - erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip bulb - a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure corm - solid swollen underground bulb-shaped stem or stem base and serving as a reproductive structure leaf node, node - (botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge branch - a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant culm - stem of plants of the Gramineae halm, haulm - stems of beans and peas and potatoes and grasses collectively as used for thatching and bedding tree trunk, trunk, bole - the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber | |
| 3. |  stalk - a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambushdeerstalking - stalking deer | |
| 4. | stalk - the act of following prey stealthily | |
| 5. |  stalk - a stiff or threatening gait gait - a person's manner of walking | |
| Verb | 1. | stalk - walk stiffly walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" |
| 2. | stalk - follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to; "her ex-boyfriend stalked her"; "the ghost of her mother haunted her" | |
| 3. | stalk - go through (an area) in search of prey; "stalk the woods for deer" |
stalk
Translations
stalk1
n stalk [stoːk]
the stem of a plant or of a leaf, flower or fruit If the stalk is damaged, the plant may die. steel ساق стъбло stonek, stopka stilk; stængel der Stengel μίσχος, κοτσάνι vars, roots ساقه گياه varsi tige גִבעוֹל डंठल stabljika, vlat szár batang stöngull, stilkur gambo, stelo 茎 (식물의) 줄기 kotas kāts; stiebrs batang stengel stilk, stengel łodyga haste tulpină стебель, черешок stopka steblo stabljika stjälk ลำต้น sap (植物的)主莖、葉柄，花梗 стебло, черешок درخت کی شاخ thân, cuống （植物的）主茎、叶柄，花梗
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