stilt in WordNet English dictionary

1. long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia
   stilt  Australian stilt 
   
2. long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons
   stilt  stiltbird  longlegs  long-legs  stilt plover  Himantopus stilt 
   
3. a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
   pile  spile  piling  stilt 
   
4. 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"
   stilt