stilt meaning

stilt as a noun

1. a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure

   Synonyms: pile, spile, piling

   Type of: column

   Kinds: sheet pile

2. one of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle; used for walking high above the ground
   • he was so tall I thought he was on stilts

   Type of: pole

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

   Synonyms: Australian stilt

   Type of: shorebird

   Kinds: banded stilt

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

   Synonyms: stiltbird, longlegs, long-legs, stilt plover, Himantopus stilt

   Type of: shorebird

   Kinds: black-necked stilt, black-winged stilt, white-headed stilt, kaki

How to pronounce stilt

stilt is pronounced /stɪlt/ in British English and /stɪlt/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with stilt

• guilt
• gilt
• hilt
• jilt
• lilt
• wilt
• built
• quilt
• kilt
• milt
• silt