stalk´like´

stalk´like´
stalk1 «stk», noun.
1. the stem or main axis of a plant, which rises directly from the root, and which usually supports the leaves, flowers, and fruit: »

It is a long green reed, like the stalk of the maize (Fanny Kemble).

2. any slender, supporting, or connecting part of a plant. A flower or a leaf blade may have a stalk.
3. any similar slender connecting or supporting part of an animal. The eyes of a crayfish are on stalks.
4. a slender, upright support: »

a wineglass with a tall stalk.

5. Obsolete. a quill.
[Middle English stalke; origin uncertain; perhaps diminutive form of Old English stela stalk]
stalk´like´, adjective.
stalk2 «stk», verb, noun.
–v.t.
to approach or pursue without being seen or heard: »

The hunter stalked the lion. The detective stalked the suspect only to lose him in a crowd.

–v.i.
1. to walk with slow, stiff, or haughty strides: »

Offended, she stalked out of the room.

2. to hunt or come up to something or someone stealthily: »

He stalked with camera instead of gun.

3. Figurative. to spread silently and steadily: »

Disease stalked through the land.

4. Obsolete. to walk softly, cautiously, or stealthily.
–n.
1. a stiff or haughty gait.
2. the act of stalking, especially a stealthy approach to game.
[Old English -stealcian, as in bestealcian steal along]
stalk´er, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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