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destalk

destalk verb: to remove the stalk (from a fruit etc.).

Verb

destalk (third-person singular simple present destalks, present participle destalking, simple past and past participle destalked)

  1. To remove the stalk (from a fruit etc.)

Forms of destalk

third-person singular presentdestalks
present participledestalking
past participledestalked
pastdestalked

Origin of destalk

From de- + stalk.

Questions about destalk

What does destalk mean?
Destalk means to remove the stalk (from a fruit etc.).
What part of speech is destalk?
Destalk is a verb.
What is the past tense of destalk?
The past tense of destalk is destalked.

Words near destalk in the dictionary

  1. destalinization
  2. destalinize
  3. destalinized
  4. destalinizes
  5. destalinizing
  6. destalk
  7. destalked
  8. destandardise
  9. destandardised
  10. destandardises
  11. destandardising

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