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  • 31stalk —    to harass obsessively    Hunting game, but not on a single occasion with a view of photographing it or killing it.    Men usually stalk women but:     Is that how you saw it she was stalking him? (R. N. Patterson, 1996) …

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  • 32stalk — stalk1 noun 1》 the main stem of a herbaceous plant.     ↘the attachment or support of a leaf, flower, or fruit. 2》 a similar support for a sessile animal, or for an organ in an animal. 3》 a slender support or stem. 4》 (in a vehicle) a lever on… …

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  • 33stalk — 1 noun (C) 1 a long narrow part of a plant that supports leaves, fruits, or flowers; stem: celery stalks 2 a thin upright object: a microphone on a short stalk 3 eyes out on stalks BrE informal if your eyes are out on stalks you are surprised or… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 34stalk — I noun the stalk of a plant Syn: stem, shoot, trunk, stock, cane, bine, bent; Brit. haulm, straw, reed II verb 1) a cat was stalking a rabbit Syn: creep up on, trail, follow …

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  • 35stalk — [stɔːk] noun [C] I a long thin part of a plant with a flower, fruit, or leaf at the end II verb stalk [stɔːk] 1) [I] to walk in a way that shows that you feel angry or offended He shook his head in disgust and stalked off, muttering.[/ex] 2) [T]… …

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  • 36stalk — stiebas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Aukštas laibas medinis ar metalinis, pritvirtintas prie ko nors arba įkastas į žemę stulpas, pvz., vėliavos, signalizacijos, laivo stiebas. atitikmenys: angl. mast; stalk; stem vok.… …

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  • 37stalk — stiebas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Stuomeninių augalų ašinis organas nuo šaknies kaklelio iki viršūnės. atitikmenys: angl. mast; stalk; stem vok. Mast, m; Schaft, m; Stamm, m; Stengel, m rus. стебель, m …

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  • 38stalk — pokalbio teksto stebėjimas statusas T sritis informatika apibrėžtis ↑Pokalbių programos galimybė stebėti ↑pokalbio internetu tekstą ir pranešti apie pokalbyje vartojamus žodžius, įtrauktus į stebimų žodžių sąrašą. Apie stebimus žodžius pranešama… …

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  • 39stalk — English has two distinct words stalk. The noun, ‘plant stem’ [14], probably originated as a diminutive form of the now extinct stale ‘long handle’, a word distantly related to Greek steleá ‘handle’. The verb, ‘track stealthily’ [OE], goes back to …

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  • 40stalk — 1. n. 1 the main stem of a herbaceous plant. 2 the slender attachment or support of a leaf, flower, fruit, etc. 3 a similar support for an organ etc. in an animal. 4 a slender support or linking shaft in a machine, object, etc., e.g. the stem of… …

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