STILT

• (noun) long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons

  synonyms : himantopus stilt , long-legs , longlegs , stilt plover , stiltbird

• (noun) long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia

  synonyms : australian stilt

• (noun) a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure

  synonyms : pile , piling , spile

• (noun) 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"

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