Stilt vs. Structure

Stiltnoun

Either of two poles with footrests that allow someone to stand or walk above the ground; used mostly by entertainers.

Stiltnoun

A tall pillar or post used to support some structure; often above water.

Stiltnoun

Any of various wading birds of the genera Himantopus and Cladorhynchus, related to the avocet, that have extremely long legs and long thin bills.

Stiltnoun

A crutch.

Stiltnoun

The handle of a plough.

Stiltverb

to raise on stilts, or as if on stilts

Stiltnoun

A pole, or piece of wood, constructed with a step or loop to raise the foot above the ground in walking. It is sometimes lashed to the leg, and sometimes prolonged upward so as to be steadied by the hand or arm.

Stiltnoun

A crutch; also, the handle of a plow.

Stiltnoun

Any species of limicoline birds belonging to Himantopus and allied genera, in which the legs are remarkably long and slender. Called also longshanks, stiltbird, stilt plover, and lawyer.

Stiltverb

To raise on stilts, or as if on stilts.

Stiltnoun

a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure

Stiltnoun

one of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle; used for walking high above the ground;

Stiltnoun

long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia

Stiltnoun

long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons

Stiltnoun

either of a pair of upright poles with supports for the feet enabling the user to walk at a distance above the ground.

Stiltnoun

each of a set of posts or piles supporting a building.

Stiltnoun

a small, flat, three-pointed support for ceramic ware in a kiln.

Stiltnoun

a long-billed wading bird with predominantly black and white plumage and very long slender reddish legs.

Stilt

Stilt is a common name for several species of birds in the family Recurvirostridae, which also includes those known as avocets. They are found in brackish or saline wetlands in warm or hot climates.

Structurenoun

A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts.

Structurenoun

The underlying shape of a solid.

Structurenoun

The overall form or organization of something.

Structurenoun

A set of rules defining behaviour.

Structurenoun

(computing)  Several pieces of data treated as a unit.

Structurenoun

  Underwater terrain or objects (such as a dead tree or a submerged car) that tend to attract fish

Structurenoun

A body, such as a political party, with a cohesive purpose or outlook.

Structurenoun

(logic)  A set along with a collection of finitary functions and relations.

Structureverb

(transitive) To give structure to; to arrange.

Structurenoun

The act of building; the practice of erecting buildings; construction.

Structurenoun

Manner of building; form; make; construction.

Structurenoun

Arrangement of parts, of organs, or of constituent particles, in a substance or body; as, the structure of a rock or a mineral; the structure of a sentence.

Structurenoun

Manner of organization; the arrangement of the different tissues or parts of animal and vegetable organisms; as, organic structure, or the structure of animals and plants; cellular structure.

Structurenoun

That which is built; a building; esp., a building of some size or magnificence; an edifice.

Structurenoun

a thing constructed; a complex construction or entity;

Structurenoun

the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts;

Structurenoun

the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations;

Structurenoun

a particular complex anatomical structure;

Structurenoun

the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships;

Structureverb

give a structure to;

Structurenoun

the arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex

Structurenoun

the quality of being organized

Structurenoun

a building or other object constructed from several parts

Structureverb

construct or arrange according to a plan; give a pattern or organization to

Structure

A structure is an arrangement and organization of interrelated elements in a material object or system, or the object or system so organized. Material structures include man-made objects such as buildings and machines and natural objects such as biological organisms, minerals and chemicals.