stalk angry walk | a stiff or threatening gait |
stalk stalking | the act of following prey stealthily |
stalk stalking still hunt | a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush |
Old World beaver Castor fiber | a European variety of beaver |
fiber fibre vulcanized fiber | a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth |
fiber optic cable fibre optic cable | a cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of light |
fiber-optic transmission system fibre-optic transmission system FOTS | a communication system using fiber optic cables |
optical fiber glass fiber optical fibre glass fibre | a very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light, used in bundles to transmit images |
character fiber fibre | the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions, education has for its object the formation of character- Herbert Spencer |
fiber fibre | any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber) |
Purkinje fiber | a specialized cardiac muscle fiber that is part of the Purkinje network |
muscle cell muscle fiber muscle fibre | an elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the body |
striated muscle cell striated muscle fiber | an elongated contractile cell in striated muscle tissue |
nerve fiber nerve fibre | a threadlike extension of a nerve cell |
medullated nerve fiber myelinated nerve fiber | a nerve fiber encased in a sheath of myelin |
motor neuron efferent neuron motor nerve fiber motoneuron | a neuron conducting impulses outwards from the brain or spinal cord |
motor fiber efferent fiber | a nerve fiber that carries impulses toward the muscles or glands |
sensory fiber afferent fiber | a nerve fiber that carries impulses toward the central nervous system |
fiber bundle fibre bundle fascicle fasciculus | a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers) |
hypophyseal stalk | the funnel-shaped stalk connecting the pituitary gland to the hypothalamus |
fiber optics fiberoptics fibre optics fibreoptics | the transmission of light signals via glass fibers |
roughage fiber | coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients, its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis |
cornstalk corn stalk | the stalk of a corn plant |
bast bast fiber | strong woody fibers obtained especially from the phloem of from various plants |
stalk stem | a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ |
scape flower stalk | erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip |
chaff husk shuck stalk straw stubble | material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds |
fiber fibre | a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn |
cotton cotton fiber cotton wool | soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state |
man-made fiber synthetic fiber | fiber created from natural materials or by chemical processes |
natural fiber natural fibre | fiber derived from plants or animals |
animal fiber animal fibre | fiber derived from animals |
plant fiber plant fibre | fiber derived from plants |
acrylic fiber acrylic | polymerized from acrylonitrile |
polyester fiber | a quick-drying resilient synthetic fiber consisting primarily of polyester |
staple staple fiber staple fibre | a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn, staple fibers vary widely in length |
stalk | walk stiffly |
stalk | go through (an area) in search of prey, stalk the woods for deer |
haunt stalk | follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to, her ex-boyfriend stalked her, the ghost of her mother haunted her |
fiber-optic fiberoptic fibre-optic fibreoptic | of or relating to fiber optics |