stilt
part of speech
noun (a stilt, stilts)
meaning for a pupil
1) Stilts are a pair of long poles with footrests that you stand on to walk high above the ground. tree →
2) Stilts are also tall posts that hold a house or building up above water or the ground. tree →
3) A stilt is a wading bird with very long thin pink legs. tree →
4) To get on your stilts is an informal way to say to act proud and pompous, as if you are better than others. tree →
sense in the lessons
Used in stories about circuses and fairs (stilt walkers), in geography about houses on stilts in flood areas, and in science about wading birds; phrases: on stilts, stilt walker, stilt house.
examples
- The clown walked on stilts at the fair. tree →
- Houses on stilts stay dry when the river floods. tree →
- I fell off my stilts twice before I got the hang of it. tree →
- The stilt waded through the shallow lake. tree →
- Stilt walkers led the carnival parade. tree →
- The beach hut stands on wooden stilts. tree →
- "Don't get on your stilts," said the crone, "and I'll answer you. tree →
note
Usually plural: «a pair of stilts», «on stilts». Countable. «Stilted» (adjective) means stiff and unnatural, e.g. stilted speech.
Trees and pragmatics
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