STALKS Synonyms

• a division of some larger or more complex organization

• a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant

• a part of a forked or branching shape

• a natural consequence of development

• a stream or river connected to a larger one

• any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm

• grow and send out branches or branch-like structures

• divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork

• a new branch

• the act of shooting at targets

• hit with a missile from a weapon

• kill by firing a missile

• fire a shot; release

• make a film or photograph of something

• send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly

• run or move very quickly or hastily

• move quickly and violently

• throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective

• record on photographic film

• emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully

• cause a sharp and sudden pain in

• force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing

• variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors

• throw dice, as in a crap game

• spend frivolously and unwisely

• score

• utter fast and forcefully

• measure the altitude of by using a sextant

• produce buds, branches, or germinate

• give an injection to

• a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something

• any sharply pointed projection

• tubular extension at the base of the corolla in some flowers

• a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward

• a railway line connected to a trunk line

• incite or stimulate

• give heart or courage to

• strike with a spur

• goad with spurs

• equip with spurs

• (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

• a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ

• cylinder forming a long narrow part of something

• the tube of a tobacco pipe

• front part of a vessel or aircraft

• a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it

• grow out of, have roots in, originate in

• cause to point inward

• stop the flow of a liquid

• remove the stem from

• a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year

• branch out in a twiglike manner

• understand, usually after some initial difficulty

• a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush

• the act of following prey stealthily

• material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

• foil in thin strips; ejected into the air as a radar countermeasure

• be silly or tease one another

• a frequently visited place

• follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to

• haunt like a ghost; pursue

• be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place

• material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

• outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds

• remove the husks from

• material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

• remove from the shell

• remove the shucks from

• (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

• a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ

• cylinder forming a long narrow part of something

• the tube of a tobacco pipe

• front part of a vessel or aircraft

• a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it

• grow out of, have roots in, originate in

• cause to point inward

• stop the flow of a liquid

• remove the stem from

• plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder

• material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

• a variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with white

• a thin paper or plastic tube used to suck liquids into the mouth

• of a pale yellow color like straw; straw-colored

• cover or provide with or as if with straw

• spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic)

• material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

• short stiff hairs growing on a man's face when he has not shaved for a few days

• a stiff or threatening gait