stilt
About 0.15 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun Either of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk above the ground; used mostly by entertainers.
- noun A tall pillar or post used to support some structure; often above water.
- noun Any of various wading birds of the genera Himantopus and Cladorhynchus, related to the avocet, that have extremely long legs and long thin bills.
- noun A crutch.
- noun The handle of a plough.
- verb to raise on stilts, or as if on stilts
- verb to apply unnecessary pomp or formality
Similar words
spile piling pile longlegs stiltbird australian stilt himantopus stilt stilt plover necked walkers
Often followed by
roots houses sandpiper house and walkers legs walking is
Word family
stilted stilting stilts
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