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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