Lexic.us

Definition of Stalk

1. Noun. Material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds.

2. Verb. Walk stiffly. "The children stalk to the playground"

3. Noun. A slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ.

4. Verb. Follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to. ; "The ghost of her mother haunted her"

5. Noun. A hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush.

6. Verb. Go through (an area) in search of prey. "The men stalk the area for animals "; "Stalk the woods for deer"

7. Noun. The act of following prey stealthily.

8. Noun. A stiff or threatening gait.

Definition of Stalk

1. n. The stem or main axis of a plant; as, a stalk of wheat, rye, or oats; the stalks of maize or hemp.

2. v. i. To walk slowly and cautiously; to walk in a stealthy, noiseless manner; -- sometimes used with a reflexive pronoun.

3. v. t. To approach under cover of a screen, or by stealth, for the purpose of killing, as game.

4. n. A high, proud, stately step or walk.

5. n. The act or process of stalking.

Definition of Stalk

1. to pursue stealthily [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Stalk

1. A stem. Usually refers to the pituitary stalk that connects the pituitary gland to the hypothalamus. (16 Dec 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stalk

staler stales stalest Stalin Stalinabad staling Stalingrad Stalinisation stalinise Stalinism

Stalinist Stalinization stalinize Stalino stalk (current term) stalk (current term) stalk-eyed stalked stalked stalked hydatid

stalked puffball stalker stalker stalkers stalkier stalkiest stalkily stalking stalking-horse stalkings

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