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Noun stilt has 4 senses

pile, spile, piling, stilt - a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
--₁ is a kind of column, pillar
--₁ has particulars: sheet pile, sheath pile, sheet piling
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"
--₂ is a kind of pole
stilt, Australian stilt - long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia
--₃ is a kind of shorebird, shore bird, limicoline bird
--₃ is a member of Cladorhyncus, genus Cladorhyncus
--₃ has particulars: banded stilt, Cladorhyncus leucocephalum
stilt, stiltbird, longlegs, long-legs, stilt plover, Himantopus stilt - long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons
--₄ is a kind of shorebird, shore bird, limicoline bird
--₄ is a member of Himantopus, genus Himantopus
--₄ has particulars:
black-necked stilt, Himantopus mexicanus; black-winged stilt, Himantopus himantopus; white-headed stilt, Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus; kaki, Himantopus novae-zelandiae