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stilts

stilts is the plural of stilt.

Meaning of stilt

Noun

stilt (plural stilts)

  1. Either of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk above the ground; used mostly by entertainers.
  2. A tall pillar or post used to support some structure; often above water.
  3. Any of various wading birds of the genera Himantopus and Cladorhynchus, related to the avocet, that have extremely long legs and long thin bills.
  4. A crutch.
  5. The handle of a plough.
    • He[…]shot MacLaren when between the stilts of his plough,[…]1829 December, [Walter Scott], “Introduction”, in Rob Roy (Waverley Novels; VII), Edinburgh: […] Cadell & Company; London: Simpkin & Marshall, →OCLC, pages lxxxvii–lxxxviii

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Questions about stilts

What is stilts the plural of?
Stilts is the plural of stilt.

Words near stilts in the dictionary

  1. stiltlike
  2. Stiltner
  3. Stiltners
  4. stilton
  5. stiltons
  6. stilts
  7. stiltwalker
  8. stiltwalkers
  9. stiltwalking
  10. stilty
  11. stilus

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