STALK
\stˈɔːk], \stˈɔːk], \s_t_ˈɔː_k]\
Definitions of STALK
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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a stiff or threatening gait
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material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
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the act of following prey stealthily
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a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
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go through (an area) in search of prey; "stalk the woods for deer"
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follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to; "her ex-boyfriend stalked her"; "the ghost of her mother haunted her"
By Princeton University
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a stiff or threatening gait
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material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
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the act of following prey stealthily
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a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
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go through (an area) in search of prey; "stalk the woods for deer"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The act or process of stalking.
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The stem or main axis of a plant; as, a stalk of wheat, rye, or oats; the stalks of maize or hemp.
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The petiole, pedicel, or peduncle, of a plant.
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That which resembes the stalk of a plant, as the stem of a quill.
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An ornament in the Corinthian capital resembling the stalk of a plant, from which the volutes and helices spring.
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One of the two upright pieces of a ladder.
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A stem or peduncle, as of certain barnacles and crinoids.
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The narrow basal portion of the abdomen of a hymenopterous insect.
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The peduncle of the eyes of decapod crustaceans.
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To walk slowly and cautiously; to walk in a stealthy, noiseless manner; -- sometimes used with a reflexive pronoun.
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To walk behind something as a screen, for the purpose of approaching game; to proceed under clover.
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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.
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To approach under cover of a screen, or by stealth, for the purpose of killing, as game.
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A high, proud, stately step or walk.
By Oddity Software
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The stem or main axis of a plant; the support which attaches a flower or fruit to a plant or tree; anything like a stalk; a high, proud, stately step; the act of approaching game stealthily.
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To approach quietly and under cover so as to kill, as game.
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To walk with high and proud steps; to creep toward game stealthily.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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The stem of a plant: the stem on which a flower or fruit grows: the stem of a quill.
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To walk as on stilts: to walk with long, slow steps: to walk behind a stalking-horse: to pursue game by approaching behind covers.
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To approach secretly in order to kill, as deer.
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STALKER.
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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Stem of a plant; stem.
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To approach covertly, as game.
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To walk with long slow strides; to pursue game by approaching under cover.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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n. [Icelandic, Anglo-Saxon] The stem or main axis of a plant ;-the petiole, pedicel, or peduncle of a plant;-the stem of a quill ; - any thing resembling a stalk ; stem of a spoon, tobacco pipe, &c. ;-a straight or fluted ornament in the Corinthian capital.
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n. A high, proud, or stately walk; a wide step or pace.
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