Stilt

[stɪlt]

Definition

(noun.) long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons.

(noun.) long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia.

(noun.) 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'.

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Definition

(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.

(n.) A crutch; also, the handle of a plow.

(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.

(v. t.) To raise on stilts, or as if on stilts.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Stilt-bird, long-legged plover (Himantopus melanopterus).

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Definition

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.

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