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stilt
English
Etymology
From Middle English stilte, stulte, from Old English *stilte, *stylte, from Proto-Germanic *stiltij?, *staltij?, *stultij? (“stilt”), from Proto-Germanic *stelt- (“to be stiff”). Akin to Danish stylte, Dutch stelt, German Stelze.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /st?lt/
- Rhymes: -?lt
Noun
stilt (plural stilts)
- 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.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Halliwell to this entry?)
Derived terms
- black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
- stilt plover (Himantopus knudseni)
- stilt sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)
Translations
Verb
stilt (third-person singular simple present stilts, present participle stilting, simple past and past participle stilted)
- to raise on stilts, or as if on stilts
Further reading
- stilt on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Litts, tilts
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- stillet (Etymology 3)
Verb
stilt
- past participle of stille
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Verb
stilt
- past participle of stilla
Etymology 2
Adjective
stilt
- neuter singular of still
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stilty
English
Etymology
stilt +? -y
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?lti
Adjective
stilty (comparative stiltier, superlative stiltiest)
- (archaic) pompous
- (of a gait) uneven, as if walking on stilts
- resembling stilts
- Feb 19, 2007, Daily Telergaph - Floored by Nelly's vocal punch[3]
- Down there on the stage Furtado twizzled her shiny jet ringlets around her tiny digits and wobbled off stage in her stilty white stilettos.
- Feb 19, 2007, Daily Telergaph - Floored by Nelly's vocal punch[3]
Anagrams
- slitty
stilty From the web:
- what does stilted mean
- what does stilty
- what is the meaning of stilted
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