Definition of stilt Stilt
/stɪˈlt/ - [stilt] - stilt
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| stilt - long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons | ||
| stiltbird, longlegs, long-legs, stilt plover, Himantopus stilt | ||
| limicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries | ||
| genus himantopus, himantopus major one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills | ||
| black-necked stilt, himantopus mexicanus stilt of southwestern United States to northern South America having black plumage extending from the head down the back of the neck | ||
| black-winged stilt, himantopus himantopus stilt of Europe and Africa and Asia having mostly white plumage but with black wings | ||
| himantopus himantopus leucocephalus, white-headed stilt stilt of the southwest Pacific including Australia and New Zealand having mostly white plumage but with black wings and nape of neck | ||
| stilt - long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia | ||
| Australian stilt | ||
| limicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries | ||
| cladorhyncus, genus cladorhyncus one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills | ||
| stilt - one of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle; used for walking high above the ground; "he was so tall I thought he was on stilts" | ||
| stilt - a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure | ||
| pile, spile, piling | ||
| pillar, column a fundamental principle or practice; "science eroded the pillars of superstition" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- stilt (Noun)
Either of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk above the ground; used mostly by entertainers. - stilt (Noun)
A tall pillar or post used to support some structure; often above water. - stilt (Noun)
Any of various wading bird s of the genera Himantopus and Cladorhynchus, related to the avocet, that have extremely long legs and long thin bills. - stilt (Verb)
To raise on stilts, or as if on stilts.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- stilt (n.)
A pole, or piece of wood, constructed with a step or loop to raise the foot above the ground in walking. It is sometimes lashed to the leg, and sometimes prolonged upward so as to be steadied by the hand or arm. - stilt (n.)
A crutch; also, the handle of a plow. - stilt (n.)
Any species of limicoline birds belonging to Himantopus and allied genera, in which the legs are remarkably long and slender. Called also longshanks, stiltbird, stilt plover, and lawyer. - stilt (v. t.)
To raise on stilts, or as if on stilts.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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stilt
stilt, n. one of a pair of props or poles with steps or supports at a sufficient distance from the lower end to allow a man standing on the steps to walk clear of the ground and with longer strides: a widely distributed genus (Himantopus) of wading-birds belonging to the Snipe family, having long slender bills and very long wings and legs—also Stilt′-bird, -plov′er.—v.t. to raise on stilts: to elevate by unnatural means.—adjs. Stilt′ed, Stilt′y, elevated as if on stilts: pompous.—n. Stilt′edness.—Stilted arch, an arch that does not spring directly from the impost, but from horizontal courses of masonry resting on it. [Scand., Sw. stylta; Dut. stelt, a stilt.]
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