Definitions for stilt
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pile, spile, piling, stiltnoun

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

2. stiltnoun

   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, Australian stiltnoun

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

4. stilt, stiltbird, longlegs, long-legs, stilt plover, Himantopus stiltnoun

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stiltnoun

   Either of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk above the ground; used mostly by entertainers.

2. stiltnoun

   A tall pillar or post used to support some structure; often above water.

3. stiltnoun

   Any of various wading birds of the genera Himantopus and Cladorhynchus, related to the avocet, that have extremely long legs and long thin bills.

4. stiltverb

   to raise on stilts, or as if on stilts

5. Etymology: Akin to Danish stylte, German Stelze.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Stilt

   Stilt is a common name for several species of birds in the family Recurvirostridae, which also includes those known as avocets. They are found in brackish or saline wetlands in warm or hot climates. They have extremely long legs, hence the group name, and long thin bills. Stilts typically feed on aquatic insects and other small creatures and nest on the ground surface in loose colonies. Most sources recognize 6 species in 2 genera, although the white-backed and Hawaiian stilts are occasionally considered subspecies of the black-necked stilt. The genus Charadrius was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760 with the black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) as the type species. The generic name Himantopus comes from the Ancient Greek meaning "strap-leg".

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1. stilt

   A stilt is a pole or post used as a support for elevation, often in pair and attached to the legs of a person to allow walking elevated off the ground. It can also refer to structural elements in architecture and construction that lifts a building off the ground.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Stiltnoun

   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. Stiltnoun

   a crutch; also, the handle of a plow

3. Stiltnoun

   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

4. Stiltverb

   to raise on stilts, or as if on stilts

5. Etymology: [OE. stilte; akin to Dan. stylte, Sw. stylta, LG. & D. stelt, OHG. stelza, G. stelze, and perh. to E. stout.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Stilt

   Stilt is a common name for several species of birds in the family Recurvirostridae, which also includes those known as avocets. They are found in brackish or saline wetlands in warm or hot climates. They have extremely long legs, hence the group name, and long thin bills. Stilts typically feed on aquatic insects and other small creatures and nest on the ground surface in loose colonies. Most sources recognize 6 species in 2 genera, although the White-backed and Hawaiian stilts are occasionally considered subspecies of the Black-necked Stilt. The generic name "Himantopus" comes from the Greek meaning "strap-leg". ⁕Black-winged Stilt, Himantopus himantopus ⁕Pied Stilt or White-headed Stilt, Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus ⁕Hawaiian Stilt or aeʻo, Himantopus knudseni ⁕White-backed Stilt, Himantopus melanurus ⁕Black-necked Stilt, Himantopus mexicanus ⁕Black Stilt, Himantopus novaezelandiae ⁕Banded Stilt, Cladorhynchus leucocephalus A fossil stilt has been described as Himantopus olsoni, based on remains recovered in the Late Miocene Big Sandy Formation of Wickieup, USA. Media related to Stilt at Wikimedia Commons

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Stilt

   stilt, n. one of a pair of props or poles with steps or supports at a sufficient distance from the lower end to allow a man standing on the steps to walk clear of the ground and with longer strides: a widely distributed genus (Himantopus) of wading-birds belonging to the Snipe family, having long slender bills and very long wings and legs—also Stilt′-bird, -plov′er.—v.t. to raise on stilts: to elevate by unnatural means.—adjs. Stilt′ed, Stilt′y, elevated as if on stilts: pompous.—n. Stilt′edness.—Stilted arch, an arch that does not spring directly from the impost, but from horizontal courses of masonry resting on it. [Scand., Sw. stylta; Dut. stelt, a stilt.]

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1. tilts

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of stilt in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of stilt in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=stilt
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Stilt
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stilt
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stilt
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=stilt
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=stilt