The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word STALKS
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What does STALKS mean?
STALKS noun- The stem or main axis of a plant, which supports the seed-carrying parts.
- The petiole, pedicel, or peduncle of a plant.
- Something resembling the stalk of a plant, such as the stem of a quill.
- An ornament in the Corinthian capital resembling the stalk of a plant, from which the volutes and helices spring.
- One of the two upright pieces of a ladder.
- A stem or peduncle, as in certain barnacles and crinoids.
- The narrow basal portion of the abdomen of a hymenopterous insect.
- The peduncle of the eyes of decapod crustaceans.
- An iron bar with projections inserted in a core to strengthen it; a core arbor.
- A particular episode of trying to follow or contact someone.
- The hunting of a wild animal by stealthy approach.
- To approach slowly and quietly in order not to be discovered when getting closer.
- To (try to) follow or contact someone constantly, often resulting in harassment.Wp
- To walk slowly and cautiously; to walk in a stealthy, noiseless manner.
- To walk behind something, such as a screen, for the purpose of approaching game; to proceed under cover.
- A haughty style of walking.
- To walk haughtily.