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Stilt - English meaning

Stilt – definitions in English dictionary

noun

Either of a pair of upright poles with supports for the feet enabling the user to walk at a distance above the ground.

Usage examples:

The entertainers stood out from the crowd, especially the drag queen on top of an eight foot high p…
noun

A long-billed wading bird with predominantly black and white plumage and very long slender reddish legs.

Usage examples:

You're likely to see waders as well as a variety of herons, stilts, and even the endangered west in…

Stilt translation into English

Stilt: translate from English into Chinese

Translate stilt into Chinese (Simplified)}
高跷, 桩子, 桩

Stilt: translate from English into Dutch

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Stelten, Stelt

Stilt: translate from English into French

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Pilotis, Échasse

Stilt: translate from English into German

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Stelze, Pfahl

Stilt: translate from English into Hindi

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पाबाँसा, लट्ठा, शहतीर, पैरबाँसा, एक लकडी जिसमें पांव रखकर चलते है

Stilt: translate from English into Italian

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Palafitta, Trampolo, Palo

Stilt: translate from English into Korean

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죽마, 장다리물떼새

Stilt: translate from English into Russian

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Ходули, Ходулочник, Свая, Ходуля, Стойка

Stilt: translate from English into Spanish

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Zanco, Pilote, Pilar

Word origin

Middle English: of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stelt and German Stelze . stilt (sense 2) dates from the late 18th century.

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Stilt – similar words

stilted

ˈstɪl.tɪd

adjective

(of a manner of talking or writing) stiff and self-conscious or unnatural.

Usage examples:

We made stilted conversation
adjective

(of behavior, speech, or writing) too formal and not smooth or natural

Usage examples:

Legal language tends to be very stilted.
adjective

(of a person's behaviour or way of speaking or writing) too formal and not smooth or natural

Usage examples:

He writes in a formal and somewhat stilted style., the dialogue sounded stilted and unnatural, perh…
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