stalk vs node

stalk and node both are nouns.

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

stalk (noun)	node (noun)
a stiff or threatening gait	(computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network
the act of following prey stealthily	any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part
a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush	the source of lymph and lymphocytes
a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ	(astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane
material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds	(physics) the point of minimum displacement in a periodic system
	(botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge
	any thickened enlargement
	a connecting point at which several lines come together

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