filament vs stalk

stalk vs filament

filament and stalk both are nouns.

filament is not a verb while stalk is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
filament	Yes	No	No	No
stalk	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, stalk is a hypernym of filament; that is, stalk is a word with a broader meaning than filament:

filament: the stalk of a stamen
stalk: a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ

Other hypernyms of filament include stem.

filament (noun)	stalk (noun)
a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current	a stiff or threatening gait
a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells)	the act of following prey stealthily
the stalk of a stamen	a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush
a very slender natural or synthetic fiber	a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
	material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

filament (verb)	stalk (verb)
	walk stiffly
	follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to
	go through (an area) in search of prey

Difference between filament and stalk

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