STILTS Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word stilts. (close relations)
Definition of STILTS
stilted
Best Alternative Words for STILTS
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legs | nounn | |||||||
noun • staying power | ||||||||
scaffolding | nounn | |||||||
noun • a system of scaffolds | ||||||||
columns | nounn | |||||||
noun • a line of units following one after another • a vertical glass tube used in column chromatography; a mixture is poured in the top and washed through a stationary substance where components of the mixture are adsorbed selectively to form colored bands • a vertical array of numbers or other information • anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower • an article giving opinions or perspectives • a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument) • (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure • a page or text that is vertically divided • any tubular or pillar-like supporting structure in the body | ||||||||
pegs | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface • small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc. • informal terms for the leg • a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg • regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument • a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing verb • succeed in obtaining a position • pierce with a wooden pin or knock or thrust a wooden pin into • fasten or secure with a wooden pin • stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by legislation or market operations | ||||||||
pillars | nounn | |||||||
noun • a fundamental principle or practice • anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower • a prominent supporter • a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument) • (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure | ||||||||
poles | nounn | |||||||
noun • a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic • a native or inhabitant of Poland • one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions • a linear measure of 16.5 feet • a square rod of land • one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere • one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface • a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves • a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting • one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated verb • propel with a pole • support on poles • deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole | ||||||||
supports | verbv | |||||||
noun • the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities • aiding the cause or policy or interests of • something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest • a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission • documentary validation • the financial means whereby one lives • supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation • the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening • a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts • any device that bears the weight of another thing • financial resources provided to make some project possible verb • give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to • support materially or financially • be behind; approve of • be the physical support of; carry the weight of • establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts • adopt as a belief • support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm • argue or speak in defense of • play a subordinate role to (another performer) • be a regular customer or client of • put up with something or somebody unpleasant | ||||||||
long-legs | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons | ||||||||
longlegs | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons | ||||||||
pile | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a collection of objects laid on top of each other • (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent • a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit) • fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs) • battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta • a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure • the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave • a nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fission to generate energy verb • arrange in stacks • press tightly together or cram • place or lay as if in a pile | ||||||||
piling | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure | ||||||||
spile | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure • a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask | ||||||||
stiltbird | nounn | |||||||
noun • long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons | ||||||||
australian stilt | nounn | |||||||
noun • long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia | ||||||||
himantopus stilt | ||||||||
noun • long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons | ||||||||
stilt plover | nounn | |||||||
noun • long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons |