Stilt

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1. Noun

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. Noun

A crutch; also, the handle of a plow.

3. Noun

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. Verb

To raise on stilts, or as if on stilts.

5. Noun

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

long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia
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7. Noun

a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
Vocabulary classified under Art and design
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