stilt

IPA: stˈɪɫt

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.

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.
It was an odd creature perched upon stilts; one of those persons called the stilt-walkers.
These birds are of the plover family, and might with propriety be called the stilt plovers.
The veined octopus under study manages a behavioral trick that the researchers call stilt walking.
The veined octopus under study manages a behavioural trick that the researchers call stilt walking.
He also said something about a stilt walker on loan from the Big Apple Circus, two beggars at a butcher shop, even a bear.
Children can have a go at circus and other fun pursuits, such as stilt and slack-rope walking, hula hoops, juggling, magic and boomerang throwing.
Researchers have found that the veined octopus manages a behavioral trick called stilt walking, in which it can carry a coconut shell under its body while making its eight arms into stilts.