Noun
stilt -
long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons
stiltbird ,
longlegs ,
long-legs ,
stilt plover ,
Himantopus stilt
limicoline bird ,
shore bird ,
shorebird any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries
genus himantopus ,
himantopus major one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills
black-necked stilt ,
himantopus mexicanus stilt of southwestern United States to northern South America having black plumage extending from the head down the back of the neck
black-winged stilt ,
himantopus himantopus stilt of Europe and Africa and Asia having mostly white plumage but with black wings
himantopus himantopus leucocephalus ,
white-headed stilt stilt of the southwest Pacific including Australia and New Zealand having mostly white plumage but with black wings and nape of neck
stilt -
long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia
Australian stilt
limicoline bird ,
shore bird ,
shorebird any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries
cladorhyncus ,
genus cladorhyncus one of two genera of stilts; similar to avocets but with straight bills
stilt -
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"
stilt -
a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
pile ,
spile ,
piling
pillar ,
column a fundamental principle or practice; "science eroded the pillars of superstition"
