stilt
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stilt
- /stɪlt/
Rhymes with -ɪlt
Where it comes from
From Middle English stilte, stulte, from Old English *stilte, *stylte, from Proto-Germanic *stiltijǭ, *staltijǭ, *stultijǭ (“stilt”), from Proto-Germanic *stelt- (“to be stiff”). Akin to Danish stylte, Dutch stelt, German Stelze.
noun 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. He[…]shot MacLaren when between the stilts of his plough,[…]
verb stilts · stilting · stilted
- to raise on stilts, or as if on stilts
- to apply unnecessary pomp or formality
Translations
Every language
noun walking pole
| Español | zanco |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 죽마 jungma |
| 日本語 | 竹馬 takeuma |
| 中文 | 高蹺 /高跷 gāoqiāo |
| Português | perna de pau |
| Français | échasse |
| Deutsch | Stelze |
| Italiano | trampolo |
| Română | piciorong, catalige |
| Русский | ходу́ля xodúlja |
| Tiếng Việt | cà kheo |
noun pillar
| Español | pilote, palafito |
|---|---|
| Português | estaca |
| Français | pilotis |
| Deutsch | Stelze |
| Italiano | trampolo, palo |
| Русский | сва́я svája |
noun bird
| Español | cigüeñuela, cigoñuela |
|---|---|
| Português | narceja |
| Français | échassier |
| Deutsch | Stelzenläufer |
| Italiano | cavaliere d'Italia |
| Română | piciorong |
| Русский | кули́к kulík, ходу́лочник xodúločnik |
| العربية | كُرْسُوع kursūʕ, أَبُو الْمَغَازِل ʔabū l-maḡāzil |
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