stilt

[ stilt ]

/ stɪlt /

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noun

one of two poles, each with a support for the foot at some distance above the bottom end, enabling the wearer to walk with his or her feet above the ground.

one of several posts supporting a structure built above the surface of land or water.

Ceramics. a three-armed support for an object being fired.

any of several white-and-black wading birds, especially Cladorhynchus leucocephalus and Himantopus himantopus, having long, bright pink legs and a long, slender black bill.

British Dialect.

a plow handle.
a crutch.

verb (used with object)

to raise on or as if on stilts.

Origin of stilt

1275–1325; Middle English stilte; cognate with Low German stilte pole, German Stelze

OTHER WORDS FROM stilt

stiltlike, adjective

Words nearby stilt

still trailer, still water, Still waters run deep, still wine, stilly, stilt, stilt bug, stilted, Stilton, stilt root, Stilwell

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Example sentences from the Web for stilt

Later, we experimented on many oological varieties, especially Stilt's and Avocet's eggs.
Wild Spain (Espaa agreste)|Abel Chapman
The stilt (Himantopus candidus) may be described as a sandpiper on red stilts.
Glimpses of Indian Birds|Douglas Dewar
Now, as every stilt walker knows, it is impossible to stay motionless on stilts.
A Little Florida Lady|Dorothy C. Paine
But he said he would do his best to run out the remainder on a stilt.
Mary Tudor, Queen of France|Mary Croom Brown

The speed that the stilt walkers attain is easily explained.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, Sep. 26, 1891|Various

British Dictionary definitions for stilt

stilt

/ (stɪlt) /

noun

either of a pair of two long poles with footrests on which a person stands and walks, as used by circus clowns

a long post or column that is used with others to support a building above ground level

any of several shore birds of the genera Himantopus and Cladorhynchus, similar to the avocets but having a straight bill

verb

(tr) to raise or place on or as if on stilts

Word Origin for stilt

C14 (in the sense: crutch, handle of a plough): related to Low German stilte pole, Norwegian stilta

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单词	stilt
释义	stilt [ stilt ] / stɪlt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR stilt ON THESAURUS.COM noun one of two poles, each with a support for the foot at some distance above the bottom end, enabling the wearer to walk with his or her feet above the ground. one of several posts supporting a structure built above the surface of land or water. Ceramics. a three-armed support for an object being fired. any of several white-and-black wading birds, especially Cladorhynchus leucocephalus and Himantopus himantopus, having long, bright pink legs and a long, slender black bill. British Dialect. a plow handle. a crutch. verb (used with object) to raise on or as if on stilts. Origin of stilt 1275–1325; Middle English stilte; cognate with Low German stilte pole, German Stelze OTHER WORDS FROM stilt stiltlike, adjective Words nearby stilt still trailer, still water, Still waters run deep, still wine, stilly, stilt, stilt bug, stilted, Stilton, stilt root, Stilwell Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stilt Later, we experimented on many oological varieties, especially Stilt's and Avocet's eggs. Wild Spain (Espaa agreste)\|Abel Chapman The stilt (Himantopus candidus) may be described as a sandpiper on red stilts. Glimpses of Indian Birds\|Douglas Dewar Now, as every stilt walker knows, it is impossible to stay motionless on stilts. A Little Florida Lady\|Dorothy C. Paine But he said he would do his best to run out the remainder on a stilt. Mary Tudor, Queen of France\|Mary Croom Brown The speed that the stilt walkers attain is easily explained. Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, Sep. 26, 1891\|Various British Dictionary definitions for stilt stilt / (stɪlt) / noun either of a pair of two long poles with footrests on which a person stands and walks, as used by circus clowns a long post or column that is used with others to support a building above ground level any of several shore birds of the genera Himantopus and Cladorhynchus, similar to the avocets but having a straight bill verb (tr) to raise or place on or as if on stilts Word Origin for stilt C14 (in the sense: crutch, handle of a plough): related to Low German stilte pole, Norwegian stilta Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to stilt rangy, gangly, spindly, gaunt, slender, scrawny, angular, sinewy, lanky, slim, sparse, skinny, svelte, wiry, fragile, lean, meager, delicate, small, narrow
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stilt

noun

verb (used with object)

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British Dictionary definitions for stilt

noun

verb

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