stilts
Clown's tall poles
Stilts are poles with footrests that allow a person to walk at an elevated height, used for entertainment, performance, or crossing flooded terrain.
The word extends to the long thin legs of wading birds like herons and flamingos, and to posts supporting buildings above water or unstable ground.
Figuratively, stilted language or behavior is stiff and unnaturally formal—as if walking on stilts rather than one's own feet.
Comedic performer in makeup
- jugglerMulti-object thrower-catcher
- circusTraveling entertainment with performers
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
- paradeCeremonial public procession
costume · entertainer · acrobat · showmanship · mime · festival · vaudeville · pageant
Vertical extent upward
- toweringOf imposing height
- tallOf considerable height
- loftyImpressively high or noble
- raisedLifted higher up
elevated · perch · overlook · vantage · sky-high · soaring · aerial · platform
State of balance
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- steadinessState of being constant
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- poiseGraceful, unshakable calm
dexterity · agility · wobble · footing · centering · posture · gracefulness · concentration
Shallow-water walker
- shorebirdCoastal bird species
- long-leggedWith extended lower limbs
- flamingoPink wading bird
- heronLong-legged waterside bird
avocet · plover · sandpiper · ibis · spoonbill · egret · crane · stork
clown
Comedic performer in makeup
- jugglerMulti-object thrower-catcher
- circusTraveling entertainment with performers
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
parade · costume · entertainer · acrobat · showmanship · mime · festival · vaudeville · pageant · theatrics
height
Vertical extent upward
raised · elevated · perch · overlook · vantage · sky-high · soaring · aerial · platform · uplift
equilibrium
State of balance
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- steadinessState of being constant
- stabilityResistance to displacement
poise · dexterity · agility · wobble · footing · centering · posture · gracefulness · concentration · control
wader
Shallow-water walker
- shorebirdCoastal bird species
- long-leggedWith extended lower limbs
- flamingoPink wading bird
heron · avocet · plover · sandpiper · ibis · spoonbill · egret · crane · stork · wetland
scaffolding
Temporary exterior work platform
beams · joists · poles · timber · wooden · legs · prop · pillar · struts · bracing
pilings
Embedded structural columns
elevated · dwelling · mangrove · delta · lakeside · boardwalk · fishing village · riverside · waterfront · floodplain
- circuscircus, big top, clown, clowns, ringmaster
- circus actsacrobat, acrobats, trapeze artist, juggling, jugglers
- Asian performanceBeijing opera, Peking opera, Chinese opera, lion dance, dragon dance
- circus artstrapeze, silks, aerial silks, lyra, flying trapeze
- circus skillstrapeze, acrobatics, tightrope, contortion, juggling
- balance actsequilibrist, hand balancing, handstand, headstand, tightrope
stiltssolid ground
Stable surface beneath
firm footing · stable base · flat feet · wheelchair · crawling
- stilt walkingLocomotion using elongated poles
- stilt housesHomes built on posts
- stilt walkerPerson elevated on poles
- wooden stiltsPoles for walking tall
- stilted houseStructure built on posts