Stilt
| n. | 1. | 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. | ||||||
| 2. | A crutch; also, the handle of a plow. | |||||||
| 3. | (Zool.) Any species of limicoline birds belonging to Himantopus and allied genera, in which the legs are remarkably long and slender. Called also
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| v. t. | 1. | To raise on stilts, or as if on stilts. | ||||||
| Noun | 1. |  stilt - a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure |
| 2. | 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" | |
| 3. | stilt - long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia Synonyms: Australian stilt | |
| 4. | stilt - long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons |