¹stilt

noun \ˈstilt\

: one of a set of upright posts that are used to hold a building up above water or the ground

: one of a pair of long poles with platforms for your feet that you can stand on to walk high above the ground

Full Definition of STILT

a : one of two poles each with a rest or strap for the foot used to elevate the wearer above the ground in walking

b : a pile or post serving as one of the supports of a structure above ground or water level

plural also stilt : any of several very long-legged 3-toed shorebirds (genera Himantopus and Cladorhynchus) that are related to the avocets, frequent inland ponds and marshes, and nest in small colonies

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Origin of STILT

Middle English stilte; akin to Old High German stelza stilt

First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with STILT

built, gilt, guilt, hilt, jilt, kilt, lilt, milt, quilt, silt, tilt, wilt

²stilt

transitive verb

Definition of STILT

: to raise on or as if on stilts

First Known Use of STILT

1649

STILTS Defined for Kids

stilt

noun \ˈstilt\

Definition of STILT for Kids

: one of a pair of tall poles each with a high step or loop for the support of a foot used to lift the person wearing them above the ground in walking

: a stake or post used as one of the supports of a structure (as a building) above ground or water level