stalk vs cutting

cutting vs stalk

stalk and cutting both are nouns.

stalk is not an adjective while cutting is an adjective.

stalk is a verb but cutting is not a verb.

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

As nouns, cutting is a hyponym of stalk; that is, cutting is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stalk:

stalk: a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
cutting: a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting

Other hyponyms of stalk include gynophore, carpophore, corn stalk, cornstalk, filament, funicle, funiculus, petiolule, cane, sporangiophore, slip, tuber, rhizome, rootstalk, rootstock, axis, caudex, beanstalk, cladode, cladophyll, phylloclad, phylloclade, caudex, stock, stipe, flower stalk, scape, leafstalk, petiole, bulb, corm, branch, culm, halm, haulm, bole, tree trunk, trunk.

stalk (noun)	cutting (noun)
a stiff or threatening gait	the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
the act of following prey stealthily	the act of cutting something into parts
a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush	the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ	the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds	the act of diluting something
	removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape
	the division of a deck of cards before dealing
	an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine
	a piece cut off from the main part of something
	a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting

stalk (adjective)	cutting (adjective)
	unpleasantly cold and damp
	painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
	(of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character

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

Difference between stalk and cutting

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