stilt´like´

stilt «stihlt», noun, plural stilts or (for 3, collectively) stilt, verb.

–n.

1. one of a pair of poles, each with a support for the foot at some distance above the ground. Stilts are used for walking in shallow water, or by children, entertainers, or performers for amusement.

2. a long post or pole used to support a house, shed, or other building, above water or swampland.

3. a wading bird with very long, slender legs and a slender, sharp bill, that lives in marshes.

–v.t.

to raise on or as if on stilts.

╂[Middle English stilte a crutch]

–stilt´like´, adjective.