different between stilt vs stilts

English

Etymology

From Middle English stilte, stulte, from Old English *stilte, *stylte, from Proto-Germanic *stiltij?, *staltij?, *stultij? (“stilt”), from Proto-Germanic *stelt- (“to be stiff”). Akin to Danish stylte, Dutch stelt, German Stelze.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /st?lt/
• Rhymes: -?lt

Noun

stilt (plural stilts)

1. Either of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk above the ground; used mostly by entertainers.
2. A tall pillar or post used to support some structure; often above water.
3. Any of various wading birds of the genera Himantopus and Cladorhynchus, related to the avocet, that have extremely long legs and long thin bills.
4. A crutch.
5. The handle of a plough.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Halliwell to this entry?)

Derived terms

• black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)
• stilt plover (Himantopus knudseni)
• stilt sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)

Translations

Verb

stilt (third-person singular simple present stilts, present participle stilting, simple past and past participle stilted)

1. to raise on stilts, or as if on stilts

Further reading

• stilt on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Litts, tilts

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• stillet (Etymology 3)

Verb

stilt

1. past participle of stille

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Verb

stilt

1. past participle of stilla

Etymology 2

Adjective

stilt

1. neuter singular of still

English

Noun

stilts

1. plural of stilt