noun. Either of a pair of long, slender poles each equipped with a raised footrest to enable the user to walk elevated above the ground.

noun. Any of various tall posts or pillars used as support, as for a dock or building.

noun. Any of several shorebirds of the widely distributed genus Himantopus or the Australian genus Cladorhynchus that have long pink legs, usually black-and-white plumage, and a long slender bill.

transitive verb. To place or raise on stilts.

noun. A prop used in walking; a crutch.

noun. One of two props or poles, each having a step or stirrup at some distance from the lower end, by means of which one may walk with the feet raised from the ground, and with a longer stride: used for crossing sandy or marshy places, streams, etc., and by children for amusement.

noun. In hydraulic engineering, one of a set of piles forming the back for the sheet-piling of a starling.

noun. The handle of a plow.

noun. In ceramics, a support, generally of iron, used to hold a piece of pottery in the kiln, to allow the fire free access to the bottom of the piece. Also called cockspur and spur (which see).

noun. [Abbr. of stilt-bird.] In ornithology, any bird of the genus Himantopus: so called from the extremely long, slender legs.

To raise above the ordinary or normal position or surface, as if by the use of stilts.

transitive verb. To raise on stilts, or as if on stilts.

noun. 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.

noun. A crutch; also, the handle of a plow.

noun. 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.

noun. the stilt.

noun. an American sandpiper (Micropalama himantopus) having long legs. The bill is somewhat expanded at the tip.

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.

verb. to raise on stilts, or as if on stilts

noun. a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure

noun. one of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle; used for walking high above the ground

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

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

"The veined octopus under study manages a behavioral trick that the researchers call stilt walking."

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