meaning of stalks and pads
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Explanation:
a slender upright object or supporting or connecting part especially : peduncle. 2a : the main stem of an herbaceous plant often with its dependent parts. b : a part of a plant (such as a petiole or stipe) that supports another. stalk.
Answer:
Stalk - Noun
Plural Noun : Stalks
1. The main stem of a herbaceous plant.
"He chewed a stalk of grass"
2. The slender attachment or support of a leaf, flower, or fruit.
"The acorns grow on stalks"
3. A stalk like support for a sessile animal, or for an organ in an animal.
4. A slender support or stem of an object.
"Drinking glasses with long stalks"
5. (In a vehicle) A lever on the steering column controlling the indicators, lights, etc.
"The control stalk on the car's fascia"
Stalk - Verb
3rd person present : Stalks
1. • Pursue or approach stealthily.
"A cat stalking a bird"
• Harass or persecute (someone) with unwanted and obsessive attention.
"For five years she was stalked by a man who would taunt and threaten her"
Stalk - LITERARY
• Move silently or threateningly through (a place).
"The tiger stalks the jungle"
2. • Stride somewhere in a proud, stiff, or angry manner.
"Without another word she turned and stalked out"
Pad - Noun
Noun : Pad ; Plural Noun : Pads
1. • A thick piece of soft material, typically used to protect or shape something, or to absorb liquid.
"A pad of cotton wool"
• A protective guard worn by a sports player to protect a part of the body.
"Cricket pads"
2. The fleshy underpart of an animal's foot or of a human finger.
"A dog's pads will bleed profusely if cut"
3. A number of sheets of blank paper fastened together at one edge, used for writing or drawing.
"She sketched something on a big white pad"
4. A flat-topped structure or area used for helicopter take-off and landing or for rocket-launching.
"An office building with a helicopter pad"
5. Pad - INFORMAL
A person's home.
"He crashed at my pad when he was in town"
6. Pad - ELECTRONICS
A flat area on a track of a printed circuit or on the edge of an integrated circuit to which wires or component leads can be attached to make an electrical connection.
Pad - Verb
Verb : Pad ; 3rd person present : Pads ; Past tense : Padded; Past participle : Padded ; Gerund or Present participle : Padding
1. Fill or cover (something) with soft material in order to protect it or its contents, make it more comfortable, or give it a particular shape.
"The boxing gloves are padded with impact-resistant foam rubber"
2. Lengthen a speech, piece of writing, etc. with unnecessary material.
"Don't pad out your answer to make it seem impressive"
3. Pad - NORTH AMERICAN
• Add false items to (an expenses claim or bill) in order to receive unjustified payment.
"The indictment alleges that he padded expenses and claimed wages for work he didn't do"
4. Put on protective pads in order to play a sport, especially cricket.
"At the age of 90, he still pads up ready to bat"
5. Pad - CRICKET
(Of a batsman) Deliberately use one's pads to block a ball.
"Childs fooled the youngster into padding up to a ball which didn't spin away"
Pad - Verb
Verb : Pad ; 3rd person present : Pads ; Past tense : Padded ; Past participle : Padded ; Gerund or Present participle : Padding
1. Walk with steady steps making a soft dull sound.
"She padded along the corridor"
2. Tramp along (a road or route) on foot.
"He was padding the streets"
Pad - Noun
Noun : Pad ; Plural noun : Pads
1. The soft dull sound of steady steps.
"He heard the pad of feet"