1. stalk
verb. ['ˈstɔk'] walk stiffly.
Antonyms
- ascending node
Etymology
- stalke (Middle English (1100-1500))
- stalken (Middle English (1100-1500))
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Words that Rhyme with Stalk
- little-rock
- yeosock
- squawk
- maroc
- zwack
- walke
- walk
- valk
- schalk
- sauk
- salk
- mauk
- mauck
- lauck
- kauk
- kalk
- hok
- hawke
- hawk
- hauke
- hauk
- hauck
- gawk
- faulk
- falke
- falk
- chalk
- caulk
- calk
- balk
Example sentences of the word stalk
1. Noun, singular or mass
Mildew-damaged leaves should be snipped off at the point where they join the stalk.
Quotes containing the word stalk
1. I think about her sometimes, and wonder what she’s doing and who she’s doing it with. I suppose I could just stalk her Facebook page like a normal person, but that doesn’t seem as romantic as surveillance and GPS tracking.
- Jarod Kintz, This Book is Not FOR SALE
2. stalk
verb. ['ˈstɔk'] follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to.
Synonyms
- pursue
- follow
Antonyms
- uncover
- preceding
- unfavorable
Etymology
- stalke (Middle English (1100-1500))
- stalken (Middle English (1100-1500))
3. stalk
noun. ['ˈstɔk'] a stiff or threatening gait.
Synonyms
- angry walk
Antonyms
- tributary
- distributary
Etymology
- stalke (Middle English (1100-1500))
- stalken (Middle English (1100-1500))
4. stalk
noun. ['ˈstɔk'] the act of following prey stealthily.
Synonyms
- pursual
- pursuit
- chase
- following
Antonyms
- overgarment
- better
- remember
- roughness
Etymology
- stalke (Middle English (1100-1500))
- stalken (Middle English (1100-1500))
5. stalk
verb. ['ˈstɔk'] go through (an area) in search of prey.
Synonyms
- follow
Antonyms
- rear
- gather
Etymology
- stalke (Middle English (1100-1500))
- stalken (Middle English (1100-1500))
6. stalk
noun. ['ˈstɔk'] a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ.
Synonyms
- flower stalk
- slip
- stock
- rhizome
- halm
- caudex
- leaf node
- tuber
- tree trunk
- carpophore
- gynophore
- scape
- phylloclad
- trunk
- beanstalk
- phylloclade
- stipe
- bole
- receptacle
- rootstock
- cladode
- haulm
- petiolule
- cutting
- cornstalk
- petiole
- corn stalk
- axis
- corm
- plant organ
- node
- bulb
- leafstalk
- cane
- filament
- culm
- sporangiophore
- internode
- funiculus
- rootstalk
- funicle
- stem
- cladophyll
Antonyms
- nonstandard
- out-basket
- in-basket
- dull
Etymology
- stalke (Middle English (1100-1500))
- stalken (Middle English (1100-1500))
7. stalk
noun. ['ˈstɔk'] material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds.
Synonyms
- straw
- plant material
- chaff
- plant substance
- bran
- husk
- shuck
Antonyms
- kind
- concentration
- nonalignment
- descending node
Etymology
- stalke (Middle English (1100-1500))
- stalken (Middle English (1100-1500))
8. stalk
noun. ['ˈstɔk'] a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush.
Synonyms
- hunt
- stalking
- hunting
- deerstalking
Antonyms
- original
- overstock
- understock
- irregular
Etymology
- stalke (Middle English (1100-1500))
- stalken (Middle English (1100-1500))