stilt
noun
1. a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
Similar word(s): pile, piling, spile
Definition categories: man–made, column, pillar
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
Definition categories: man–made, pole
3. long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia
Definition categories: animal, shorebird
4. long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons
verb
1. to raise on stilts, or as if on stilts