stilt

¹stilt

noun \ˈstilt\

Definition of STILT

1

a : one of two poles each with a rest or strap for the foot used to elevate the wearer above the ground in walking b : a pile or post serving as one of the supports of a structure above ground or water level

2

plural also stilt : any of several very long-legged 3-toed shorebirds (genera Himantopus and Cladorhynchus) that are related to the avocets, frequent inland ponds and marshes, and nest in small colonies

Examples of STILT

1. a circus performer walking on stilts

Origin of STILT

Middle English stilte; akin to Old High German stelza stilt

First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with STILT

built, gilt, guilt, hilt, jilt, kilt, lilt, milt, quilt, silt, tilt, wilt