stilt

IPA: stˈɪɫt

noun

  • Either of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk above the ground; used mostly by entertainers.
  • A tall pillar or post used to support some structure; often above water.
  • Any of various wading birds of the genera Himantopus and Cladorhynchus, related to the avocet, that have extremely long legs and long thin bills.
  • A crutch.
  • The handle of a plough.

verb

  • to raise on stilts, or as if on stilts
  • to apply unnecessary pomp or formality
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Examples of "stilt" in Sentences

  • The overall tone is quite stilted.
  • The language is stilted and redundant.
  • Yet isn't that a little hidebound and stilted
  • In particular, the last bit sounds very stilted.
  • Most aerial roots and stilt roots are adventitious.
  • In contrast, his treatment of the present is stilted.
  • But don't force that stilted usage on the rest of us.
  • The language on this page is quite stilted and formal.
  • Otherwise the article becomes artificially limited and stilted.
  • Some of the translations are a little stilted and could be improved.

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