stilt
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(noun) long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons |
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Synonyms: Himantopus stilt, longlegs, stilt plover, stiltbird |
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Related Words: Himantopus himantopus, Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus, Himantopus mexicanus, Himantopus novae-zelandiae, black-necked stilt, black-winged stilt, kaki, limicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird, white-headed stilt |
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(noun) long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia |
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Synonyms: Australian stilt |
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Related Words: Cladorhyncus leucocephalum, banded stilt, limicoline bird, shore bird, shorebird |
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(noun) 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" |
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Related Words: pole |
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(noun) a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure |
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Synonyms: pile, piling, spile |
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Related Words: column, pillar, sheath pile, sheet pile, sheet piling |
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