| BACKTALK | • backtalk n. (US) Verbal impudence or argumentative discourse, given in response. • backtalk v. (Transitive) To respond to in an aggressively disputatious, often sarcastic or insolent manner. • BACKTALK n. an impudent reply. |
| BEANSTALK | • beanstalk n. The stem of a bean plant, proverbially fast-growing and tall. • beanstalk n. (Figuratively, colloquial, by extension) A tall, slim person. • beanstalk n. (Chiefly science fiction) A space elevator. |
| BYTALK | • bytalk n. Incidental conversation, chit-chat; small talk. • BYTALK n. small talk. |
| CORNSTALK | • cornstalk n. (Botany) The tough, fibrous stalk of a corn (maize) plant, often ground for silage after harvest. • cornstalk n. (Botany) A single specimen of a corn plant once past the seedling stage and which may, at maturity… • cornstalk n. (Australia, slang, obsolete) A non-indigenous person born in Australia. |
| CROSSTALK | • crosstalk n. (Electronics) Undesirable signals from a neighbouring transmission circuit; undesired coupling between circuits. • crosstalk n. (Biology) The situation where one or more components of a signal transduction pathway affect another pathway. • crosstalk n. Conversation that is incidental to the topic under discussion. |
| EYESTALK | • eyestalk n. (Anatomy) A motile stalk having an eye at the tip. • EYESTALK n. a stalklike structure with an eye at its tip. |
| FOOTSTALK | • footstalk n. (Botany) A stalk (such as a peduncle or pedicel) that supports another structure. • FOOTSTALK n. the stalk of a leaf or a flower. |
| LEAFSTALK | • leafstalk n. The stalk that supports a leaf and connects it to the plant. • LEAFSTALK n. the stalk or petiole which supports a leaf. |
| OUTTALK | • outtalk v. (Transitive) To overpower, outdo, or surpass in talking. • outtalk v. (Transitive) To outwit by talking. • OUTTALK v. to surpass in talking. |
| OVERTALK | • overtalk v. (Intransitive) To talk too much. • overtalk v. (Transitive) To overcome or persuade by talking; talk over. • overtalk v. (Transitive) To overstate; overexaggerate; talk up to seem greater than what is actual. |
| PEPTALK | • pep␣talk n. (Colloquial) A rallying speech made to instill enthusiasm and boost confidence. • PEPTALK v. to inspire enthusiasm in by an intense, emotional talk. |
| ROOTSTALK | • rootstalk n. (Botany) Synonym of rhizome. • ROOTSTALK n. an underground stem producing roots and leafy shoots, aka rhizome. |
| SHOPTALK | • shoptalk n. Discussion of business in a social setting, especially using jargon. • shop␣talk n. (Uncountable) discussion about one’s trade, business, or employment that only others in the same field… • shop␣talk n. (Uncountable) language considered acceptable in a single-sex workplace (typically a workshop), but not… |
| STALK | • stalk n. The stem or main axis of a plant, which supports the seed-carrying parts. • stalk n. The petiole, pedicel, or peduncle of a plant. • stalk n. Something resembling the stalk of a plant, such as the stem of a quill. |
| TALK | • talk v. (Intransitive) To communicate, usually by means of speech. • talk v. (Transitive, informal) To discuss; to talk about. • talk v. (Transitive) To speak (a certain language). |
| UPTALK | • uptalk n. (Linguistics) Speech that has a rising intonation at the end of a sentence, as if it were a question; upspeak. • uptalk v. (Linguistics, intransitive) To speak with a rising intonation at the end of a sentence, as if it were… • UPTALK v. to end a declarative sentence with a rising intonation. |