Vocabulary : Stalder to Stalker

Stalder : A wooden frame to set casks on.
Stale : The stock or handle of anything; as, the stale of a rake. ;; Vapid or tasteless from age; having lost its life, spirit, and flavor, from being long kept; as, stale beer. ;; Not new; not freshly made; as, stele bread. ;; Having lost the life or graces of youth; worn out; decayed. ;; Worn out by use or familiarity; having lost its novelty and power of pleasing; trite; common. ;; To make vapid or tasteless; to destroy the life, beauty, or use of; to wear out. ;; To make water; to discharge urine; -- said especially of horses and cattle. ;; That which is stale or worn out by long keeping, or by use. ;; A prostitute. ;; Urine, esp. that of beasts. ;; Something set, or offered to view, as an allurement to draw others to any place or purpose; a decoy; a stool pigeon. ;; A stalking-horse. ;; A stalemate. ;; A laughingstock; a dupe.
Staled : of Stale
Stalely : In a state stale manner. ;; Of old; long since.
Stalemate : The position of the king when he can not move without being placed on check and there is no other piece which can be moved. ;; To subject to a stalemate; hence, to bring to a stand.

Staleness : The quality or state of being stale.
Staling : of Stale
Stalk : The act or process of stalking. ;; 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. ;; One of the two upright pieces of a ladder. ;; A stem or peduncle, as of certain barnacles and crinoids. ;; The narrow basal portion of the abdomen of a hymenopterous insect. ;; The peduncle of the eyes of decapod crustaceans. ;; 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 u
Stalked : of Stalk ;; Having a stalk or stem; borne upon a stem.
Stalker : One who stalks. ;; A kind of fishing net.

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