skirt

Speech parts

1. skirt - Noun

2. skirt - Verb

Meaning

The lower and loose part of a coat, dress, or other like garment; the part below the waist; as, the skirt of a coat, a dress, or a mantle.

Border; edge; margin; extreme part of anything

The diaphragm, or midriff, in animals.

To border; to form the border or edge of; to run along the edge of; as, the plain was skirted by rows of trees.

To be on the border; to live near the border, or extremity.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

dodge duck border hedge evade circumvent elude sidestep parry dame wench fudge petticoat avoid ring
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Antonyms

kern center keystone centrum attar mecca
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Hypernyms

miss missy clothing meet pass avoid

Hyponyms

cloister fringe girdle enclose quibble crinoline

Phrases with the word

blow someone's skirt up skirt round brief skirt ankle-length skirt ceremonial skirt long formal skirt

Derivatives

skirted skirting

Anagrams

stirk Kirst

Examples

The forest surrounds my property Source: Internet

He dodged the issue Source: Internet

she skirted the problem Source: Internet

They tend to evade their responsibilities Source: Internet

he evaded the questions skillfully Source: Internet

The boat skirted the coast Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

skirrett skirrhus Skirrow skirt around skirt around the issue skirt board