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English noun: stilt

1. stilt (artifact) a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure


Synonymspile, piling, spile


Broader (hypernym)column, pillar


Narrower (hyponym)sheath pile, sheet pile, sheet piling

2. stilt (artifact) one of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle; used for walking high above the ground


SamplesHe was so tall I thought he was on stilts.


Broader (hypernym)pole

3. stilt (animal) long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia


SynonymsAustralian stilt


Broader (hypernym)limicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird


Narrower (hyponym)banded stilt, Cladorhyncus leucocephalum


Member meronymCladorhyncus, genus Cladorhyncus

4. stilt (animal) long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons


SynonymsHimantopus stilt, long-legs, longlegs, stilt plover, stiltbird


Broader (hypernym)limicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird


Narrower (hyponym)black-necked stilt, black-winged stilt, Himantopus himantopus, Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus, Himantopus mexicanus, Himantopus novae-zelandiae, kaki, white-headed stilt


Member meronymgenus Himantopus, Himantopus









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