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Definition of stalk :
The act or process of stalking.
Synonyms:
stride, obsess, run, stipes, haunt, frequent, caulis, helm, prow, bow, seta, trunk, tigella, shuck, caulicle, base, bennet, root word, move, straw, stubble, still hunt, upright, ghost, boon, stem turn, stalking, funicle, wheat, chaff, husk, peduncle, axis, angry walk, March, stipel, radical, bent, pedicle, stock, theme, fore, scape, support, drinking straw, quill, spire, stipe, pale yellow, shank, spike, petiole, drive, stack, root
pursue (part of speech: verb)
harry, quest, aspire, strive, tail, search, follow, pursue, trail, chase, hunt, seek, track, endeavor, sleuth, undertake, dog, aim, intend
shaft (part of speech: noun)
pole, stick, bar, post, rod, flagpole, tunnel, mine shaft, stem, shaft, staff, elevator shaft
Usage examples:
- It was really a beautiful white flower that grew up from the bottom of the pond on a long, thin stalk and looked exceedingly sweet and innocent. - "The Pond", Carl Ewald.
- But I can't stalk around the streets in a blue cloak with my hair down. - "The Gay Cockade", Temple Bailey.
- He flies down and spies a stalk of golden- rod above the snow on which there is a round object looking like a small onion. - "Some Winter Days in Iowa", Frederick John Lazell.