"stilt" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /stɪlt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stilt.wav [Southern-England] Forms: stilts [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪlt Etymology: From Middle English stilte, stulte, from Old English *stilte, *stylte, from Proto-Germanic *stiltijǭ, *staltijǭ, *stultijǭ (“stilt”), from Proto-Germanic *stelt- (“to be stiff”). Akin to Danish stylte, Dutch stelt, German Stelze. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|stilte}} Middle English stilte, {{m|enm|stulte}} stulte, {{inh|en|ang|*stilte}} Old English *stilte, {{m|ang|*stylte}} *stylte, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*stiltijǭ}} Proto-Germanic *stiltijǭ, {{m|gem-pro|*staltijǭ}} *staltijǭ, {{m|gem-pro|*stultijǭ|t=stilt}} *stultijǭ (“stilt”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*stelt-|t=to be stiff}} Proto-Germanic *stelt- (“to be stiff”), {{cog|da|stylte}} Danish stylte, {{cog|nl|stelt}} Dutch stelt, {{cog|de|Stelze}} German Stelze Head templates: {{en-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.
    Sense id: en-stilt-en-noun-0ILDbF5w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 33 29 3 0 17 2
  2. A tall pillar or post used to support some structure; often above water. Translations (pillar): stelt [feminine] (Dutch), paalu (Finnish), tolppa (Finnish), pilotis [masculine] (French), Stelze [feminine] (German), cos taca [feminine] (Irish), trampolo [masculine] (Italian), palo [masculine] (Italian), stylte [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), stylte [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), estaca [feminine] (Portuguese), сва́я (svája) [feminine] (Russian), pilote [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-stilt-en-noun-pkwAHY3O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 33 29 3 0 17 2 Disambiguation of 'pillar': 6 80 6 8 0
  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. Categories (lifeform): Shorebirds Translations (bird): ἱμαντόπους (himantópous) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), كُرْسُوع (kursūʕ) [masculine] (Arabic), أَبُو الْمَغَازِل (ʔabū l-maḡāzil) [masculine] (Arabic), pisila (Czech), ތޭރަވާ އިލޮޅި (tēravā iloḷi) (Dhivehi), steltloper [masculine] (Dutch), himantopo (Esperanto), pitkäjalka (Finnish), échassier [masculine] (French), Stelzenläufer [masculine] (German), cavaliere d'Italia [masculine] (Italian), szczudłak [masculine] (Polish), narceja [feminine] (Portuguese), piciorong [neuter] (Romanian), кули́к (kulík) [masculine] (Russian), ходу́лочник (xodúločnik) (Russian), vlastelica [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), cigüeñuela [feminine] (Spanish), styltlöpare [common-gender] (Swedish), sgambirla [feminine] (Venetian)
    Sense id: en-stilt-en-noun-Rmzitw6A Disambiguation of Shorebirds: 16 21 42 2 2 16 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 33 29 3 0 17 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 16 25 37 3 1 15 3 Disambiguation of 'bird': 0 0 100 0 0
  4. A crutch.
    Sense id: en-stilt-en-noun-LQw0TUj9
  5. The handle of a plough. Translations (handle of a plough): dorak [masculine] (Albanian), dorezë [feminine] (Albanian), մաճ (mač) (Armenian), trekstang [feminine] (Dutch), mancheron [masculine] (French), rabela [feminine] (Galician), მაჭი (mač̣i) (Georgian), Sterz [masculine] (German), stegola [feminine] (Italian), stiva [feminine] (Italian), rabiça [feminine] (Portuguese), esteva [feminine] (Portuguese), corn [neuter] (Romanian), о́бжа (óbža) [feminine] (Russian), рукоя́тка плуга́ (rukojátka plugá) [feminine] (Russian), mancera [feminine] (Spanish), esteva [feminine] (Spanish), saban ağacı (Turkish), haeddel [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-stilt-en-noun-sGvFVRDp Disambiguation of 'handle of a plough': 0 0 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: banded stilt, black-necked stilt (taxonomic: Himantopus mexicanus), black-winged stilt, stilt bug, stilt house, stilt palm, stilt plover (taxonomic: Himantopus knudseni), stilt sandpiper (taxonomic: Calidris himantopus), stiltwalker Translations (walking pole): κωλόβαθρον (kōlóbathron) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), ոտնացուպ (otnacʿup) (Armenian), хаду́ля (xadúlja) [feminine] (Belarusian), ды́ба (dýba) [feminine] (Belarusian), коки́ли (kokíli) [plural] (Bulgarian), xanca [feminine] (Catalan), 高蹺 (Chinese Mandarin), 高跷 (gāoqiāo) (Chinese Mandarin), chůdy [masculine, plural] (Czech), stylte (Danish), stelt [feminine] (Dutch), kark (Estonian), puujalka (Finnish), échasse [feminine] (French), zanco [masculine] (Galician), chanca [feminine] (Galician), ოჩოფეხა (očopexa) (Georgian), Stelze [feminine] (German), gólyaláb (Hungarian), stulta [feminine] (Icelandic), cos croise [feminine] (Irish), trampolo [masculine] (Italian), 竹馬 (takeuma) (alt: たけうま) (Japanese), 죽마 (jungma) (alt: 竹馬) (Korean), grallae [feminine, plural] (Latin), наногалка (nanogalka) [feminine] (Macedonian), кокила (kokila) [feminine] (Macedonian), poukoki (Maori), poutoti (Maori), stylte [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), szczudło [neuter] (Polish), perna-de-pau [feminine] (Portuguese), piciorong [neuter] (Romanian), catalige [neuter, plural] (Romanian), ходу́ля (xodúlja) [feminine] (Russian), ходуља [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), гигаља [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), шту̏ла [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), hodulja [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), gigalja [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), štȕla [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), zanco [masculine] (Spanish), stylta (Swedish), kikik (Tagalog), tahta bacak (Turkish), хі́для (xídlja) [feminine] (Ukrainian), хі́длі (xídli) [plural] (Ukrainian), ди́би (dýby) [plural] (Ukrainian), ходу́ля (xodúlja) [feminine] (Ukrainian), cà kheo (Vietnamese)
Disambiguation of 'walking pole': 23 36 35 5 0

Verb

IPA: /stɪlt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stilt.wav [Southern-England] Forms: stilts [present, singular, third-person], stilting [participle, present], stilted [participle, past], stilted [past]
Rhymes: -ɪlt Etymology: From Middle English stilte, stulte, from Old English *stilte, *stylte, from Proto-Germanic *stiltijǭ, *staltijǭ, *stultijǭ (“stilt”), from Proto-Germanic *stelt- (“to be stiff”). Akin to Danish stylte, Dutch stelt, German Stelze. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|stilte}} Middle English stilte, {{m|enm|stulte}} stulte, {{inh|en|ang|*stilte}} Old English *stilte, {{m|ang|*stylte}} *stylte, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*stiltijǭ}} Proto-Germanic *stiltijǭ, {{m|gem-pro|*staltijǭ}} *staltijǭ, {{m|gem-pro|*stultijǭ|t=stilt}} *stultijǭ (“stilt”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*stelt-|t=to be stiff}} Proto-Germanic *stelt- (“to be stiff”), {{cog|da|stylte}} Danish stylte, {{cog|nl|stelt}} Dutch stelt, {{cog|de|Stelze}} German Stelze Head templates: {{en-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
    Sense id: en-stilt-en-verb-QOxmUP4W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 33 29 3 0 17 2
  2. to apply unnecessary pomp or formality
    Sense id: en-stilt-en-verb-D2zIZ~8X

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "bird",
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          "code": "dv",
          "lang": "Dhivehi",
          "roman": "tēravā iloḷi",
          "sense": "bird",
          "word": "ތޭރަވާ އިލޮޅި"
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          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "steltloper"
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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "bird",
          "word": "himantopo"
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "bird",
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0 0",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "échassier"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Stelzenläufer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0 0",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "himantópous",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ἱμαντόπους"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cavaliere d'Italia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0 0",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "szczudłak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "narceja"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0 0",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "piciorong"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "kulík",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "кули́к"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "xodúločnik",
          "sense": "bird",
          "word": "ходу́лочник"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0 0",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "vlastelica"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "cigüeñuela"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0 0",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "styltlöpare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 100 0 0",
          "code": "vec",
          "lang": "Venetian",
          "sense": "bird",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sgambirla"
        }
      ]
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          "sense": "handle of a plough",
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          "sense": "handle of a plough",
          "tags": [
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          "tags": [
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "rabiça"
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      "word": "ოჩოფეხა"
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      "word": "stylta"
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      "lang": "Tagalog",
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      "word": "kikik"
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    "English terms inherited from Old English",
    "English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs",
    "Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa",
    "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)",
    "Rhymes:English/ɪlt",
    "Rhymes:English/ɪlt/1 syllable",
    "en:Shorebirds"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "banded stilt"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Himantopus mexicanus",
      "word": "black-necked stilt"
    },
    {
      "word": "black-winged stilt"
    },
    {
      "word": "stilt bug"
    },
    {
      "word": "stilt house"
    },
    {
      "word": "stilt palm"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Himantopus knudseni",
      "word": "stilt plover"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Calidris himantopus",
      "word": "stilt sandpiper"
    },
    {
      "word": "stiltwalker"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "stilte"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English stilte",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "stulte"
      },
      "expansion": "stulte",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "*stilte"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English *stilte",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "*stylte"
      },
      "expansion": "*stylte",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*stiltijǭ"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *stiltijǭ",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "*staltijǭ"
      },
      "expansion": "*staltijǭ",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "*stultijǭ",
        "t": "stilt"
      },
      "expansion": "*stultijǭ (“stilt”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*stelt-",
        "t": "to be stiff"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *stelt- (“to be stiff”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "stylte"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish stylte",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "stelt"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch stelt",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Stelze"
      },
      "expansion": "German Stelze",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English stilte, stulte, from Old English *stilte, *stylte, from Proto-Germanic *stiltijǭ, *staltijǭ, *stultijǭ (“stilt”), from Proto-Germanic *stelt- (“to be stiff”). Akin to Danish stylte, Dutch stelt, German Stelze.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "stilts",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "stilt (plural stilts)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Either of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk above the ground; used mostly by entertainers."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pole",
          "pole"
        ],
        [
          "entertainer",
          "entertainer"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A tall pillar or post used to support some structure; often above water."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pillar",
          "pillar"
        ],
        [
          "post",
          "post"
        ],
        [
          "structure",
          "structure"
        ],
        [
          "water",
          "water"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Any of various wading birds of the genera Himantopus and Cladorhynchus, related to the avocet, that have extremely long legs and long thin bills."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wading bird",
          "wading bird"
        ],
        [
          "Himantopus",
          "Himantopus#Translingual"
        ],
        [
          "Cladorhynchus",
          "Cladorhynchus#Translingual"
        ],
        [
          "avocet",
          "avocet"
        ],
        [
          "bill",
          "bill"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A crutch."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "crutch",
          "crutch"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The handle of a plough."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "handle",
          "handle"
        ],
        [
          "plough",
          "plough"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/stɪlt/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪlt"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stilt.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/ca/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-stilt.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-stilt.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/ca/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-stilt.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-stilt.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "otnacʿup",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "word": "ոտնացուպ"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "xadúlja",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "хаду́ля"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "dýba",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ды́ба"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "kokíli",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "коки́ли"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "xanca"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "word": "高蹺"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "gāoqiāo",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "word": "高跷"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "chůdy"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "word": "stylte"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "stelt"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "word": "kark"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "word": "puujalka"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "échasse"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zanco"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "chanca"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "očopexa",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "word": "ოჩოფეხა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Stelze"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "kōlóbathron",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "κωλόβαθρον"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "word": "gólyaláb"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "stulta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cos croise"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "trampolo"
    },
    {
      "alt": "たけうま",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "takeuma",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "word": "竹馬"
    },
    {
      "alt": "竹馬",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jungma",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "word": "죽마"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "grallae"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "nanogalka",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "наногалка"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "kokila",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "кокила"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "word": "poukoki"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "word": "poutoti"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "stylte"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "szczudło"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "perna-de-pau"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "piciorong"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "catalige"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "xodúlja",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ходу́ля"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ходуља"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "гигаља"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "шту̏ла"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "hodulja"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gigalja"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "štȕla"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zanco"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "word": "stylta"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "word": "kikik"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "word": "tahta bacak"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "xídlja",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "хі́для"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "xídli",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "хі́длі"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "dýby",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "ди́би"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "xodúlja",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ходу́ля"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "walking pole",
      "word": "cà kheo"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "pillar",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "stelt"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "pillar",
      "word": "paalu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "pillar",
      "word": "tolppa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "pillar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pilotis"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "pillar",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Stelze"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "pillar",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cos taca"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "pillar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "trampolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "pillar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "palo"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "pillar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "stylte"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "pillar",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "stylte"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "pillar",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "estaca"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "svája",
      "sense": "pillar",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "сва́я"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "pillar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pilote"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "kursūʕ",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "كُرْسُوع"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔabū l-maḡāzil",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "أَبُو الْمَغَازِل"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "pisila"
    },
    {
      "code": "dv",
      "lang": "Dhivehi",
      "roman": "tēravā iloḷi",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "ތޭރަވާ އިލޮޅި"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "steltloper"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "himantopo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "pitkäjalka"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "échassier"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Stelzenläufer"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "himantópous",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ἱμαντόπους"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cavaliere d'Italia"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "szczudłak"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "narceja"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "piciorong"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kulík",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "кули́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "xodúločnik",
      "sense": "bird",
      "word": "ходу́лочник"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vlastelica"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cigüeñuela"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "styltlöpare"
    },
    {
      "code": "vec",
      "lang": "Venetian",
      "sense": "bird",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sgambirla"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "handle of a plough",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dorak"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "handle of a plough",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dorezë"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "mač",
      "sense": "handle of a plough",
      "word": "մաճ"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "handle of a plough",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "trekstang"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "handle of a plough",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mancheron"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "handle of a plough",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "rabela"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "mač̣i",
      "sense": "handle of a plough",
      "word": "მაჭი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "handle of a plough",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Sterz"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "handle of a plough",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "stegola"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "handle of a plough",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "stiva"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "handle of a plough",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "rabiça"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "handle of a plough",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "esteva"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "handle of a plough",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "corn"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "óbža",
      "sense": "handle of a plough",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "о́бжа"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rukojátka plugá",
      "sense": "handle of a plough",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "рукоя́тка плуга́"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "handle of a plough",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mancera"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "handle of a plough",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "esteva"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "handle of a plough",
      "word": "saban ağacı"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "handle of a plough",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "haeddel"
    }
  ],
  "word": "stilt"
}

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      "name": "m"
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      "name": "cog"
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        "2": "Stelze"
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      "name": "cog"
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        "singular",
        "third-person"
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      ],
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "to apply unnecessary pomp or formality"
      ]
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      "rhymes": "-ɪlt"
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
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}

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