STILT
What does "STILT" mean?
One of a pair of poles with footrests that let a person walk raised above the ground.
Meanings
- A long pole with a foot support, used in pairs for walking elevated above the ground. The circus performer crossed the ring on towering stilts.
- A post or pile that raises a building above ground or water. The beach houses stand on stilts to survive the tide.
- A long-legged wading bird of the family Recurvirostridae. A black-winged stilt picked its way across the shallow marsh.
Did you know?
- The bird called a stilt earns the name honestly - the black-winged stilt's legs are proportionally the longest of any bird except the flamingo.
Word origin
From Middle English 'stilte', meaning a crutch or pole, related to Low German and Scandinavian words for a pole or post.
Remember it
STILT is a tall word for a tall stance - the T at each end are the two poles you balance on.
A little poem
Borrowed legs against the flooding plain-
the house, the bird, the boy all learn the same:
rise high enough and water turns to view.
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Wordplay
- Why did the wading bird and the beach house become friends? They both refused to deal with rising water - they just got on stilts.
What it teaches
Height is just a way of refusing to drown - the trick is keeping your balance once you are up there.
Quick facts
What does STILT mean?
One of a pair of poles with footrests that let a person walk raised above the ground.
Is STILT a valid word?
Yes — STILT is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is STILT?
STILT has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does STILT come from?
From Middle English 'stilte', meaning a crutch or pole, related to Low German and Scandinavian words for a pole or post.
What can STILT teach us?
Height is just a way of refusing to drown - the trick is keeping your balance once you are up there.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.