meaning of stalk
1. The stem or main axis of a plant; as, a stalk of wheat, rye, or oats; the stalks of maize or hemp.
2. The petiole, pedicel, or peduncle, of a plant.
3. That which resembes the stalk of a plant, as the stem of a quill.
4. An ornament in the Corinthian capital resembling the stalk of a plant, from which the volutes and helices spring.
5. One of the two upright pieces of a ladder.
6. A stem or peduncle, as of certain barnacles and crinoids.
7. The narrow basal portion of the abdomen of a hymenopterous insect.
8. The peduncle of the eyes of decapod crustaceans.
9. An iron bar with projections inserted in a core to strengthen it; a core arbor.
10. To walk slowly and cautiously; to walk in a stealthy, noiseless manner; -- sometimes used with a reflexive pronoun.
11. To walk behind something as a screen, for the purpose of approaching game; to proceed under clover.
12. 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.
13. To approach under cover of a screen, or by stealth, for the purpose of killing, as game.
14. A high, proud, stately step or walk.
15. a stiff or threatening gait
Related Words
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