stilt vs pole

stilt and pole both are nouns.

stilt is not a verb while pole is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stilt	Yes	No	No	No
pole	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, pole is a hypernym of stilt; that is, pole is a word with a broader meaning than stilt:

stilt: one of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle; used for walking high above the ground
pole: a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic

stilt (noun)	pole (noun)
long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons	a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic
long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia	one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated
one of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle; used for walking high above the ground	a long fiberglass sports implement used for pole vaulting
a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure	a contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves
	one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions
	one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface
	one of two points of intersection of the Earth's axis and the celestial sphere
	a linear measure of 16.5 feet
	a square rod of land

stilt (verb)	pole (verb)
	deoxidize molten metals by stirring them with a wooden pole
	propel with a pole
	support on poles

Difference between stilt and pole

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