stilt
- Noun. Either of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk above the ground; used mostly by entertainers.
- Noun. A tall pillar or post used to support some structure; often above water.
- Noun. Any of various wading birds of the genera ''Himantopus'' and ''Cladorhynchus'', related to the avocet, that have extremely long legs and long thin bills.
- Verb. to raise on stilts, or as if on stilts.
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