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stalk

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1. stalk - Noun

2. stalk - Verb

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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.

The petiole, pedicel, or peduncle, of a plant.

That which resembes the stalk of a plant, as the stem of a quill.

An ornament in the Corinthian capital resembling the stalk of a plant, from which the volutes and helices spring.

A stem or peduncle, as of certain barnacles and crinoids.

The narrow basal portion of the abdomen of a hymenopterous insect.

An iron bar with projections inserted in a core to strengthen it; a core arbor.

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

To walk behind something as a screen, for the purpose of approaching game; to proceed under clover.

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.

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

A high, proud, stately step or walk.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Value, therefore, does not stalk about with a label describing what it is. Karl Marx

Maidens withering on the stalk. William Wordsworth

Until you stalk and overrun, you cannot devour anyone. -Hobbes. Bill Watterson

The immature rice stalk stands erect, while the mature stalk, heavy with grain, bends over. Cambodian Proverb

Danger and delight grow on one stalk. English Proverb

Envy and greed grow on the same stalk. Namibian Proverb

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