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Definition of Skirt
1. Noun. Cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist.
2. Verb. Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues). "He evaded the questions skillfully"
Exact synonyms: Circumvent, Dodge, Duck, Elude, Evade, Fudge, Hedge, Parry, Put Off, Sidestep
Specialized synonyms: Beg, Quibble
Generic synonyms: Avoid
Derivative terms: Circumvention, Dodge, Dodger, Dodging, Dodging, Evasion, Hedge, Hedger, Hedging
Specialized synonyms: Beg, Quibble
Generic synonyms: Avoid
Derivative terms: Circumvention, Dodge, Dodger, Dodging, Dodging, Evasion, Hedge, Hedger, Hedging
3. Noun. A garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women.
Specialized synonyms: Ballet Skirt, Tutu, Culotte, Full Skirt, Gathered Skirt, Grass Skirt, Hobble Skirt, Crinoline, Hoopskirt, Kilt, Lavalava, Maxi, Mini, Miniskirt, Overskirt, Sarong
Terms within: Box Pleat, Kick Pleat, Placket, Slide Fastener, Zip, Zip Fastener, Zipper, Sunburst Pleat, Sunray Pleat, Hemline
Generic synonyms: Garment
Terms within: Box Pleat, Kick Pleat, Placket, Slide Fastener, Zip, Zip Fastener, Zipper, Sunburst Pleat, Sunray Pleat, Hemline
Generic synonyms: Garment
4. Verb. Pass around or about; move along the border. "The boat skirted the coast"
5. Noun. (Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar.
Exact synonyms: Annulus
Category relationships: Fungi, Fungus Kingdom, Kingdom Fungi
Generic synonyms: Plant Part, Plant Structure
Group relationships: Partial Veil
Category relationships: Fungi, Fungus Kingdom, Kingdom Fungi
Generic synonyms: Plant Part, Plant Structure
Group relationships: Partial Veil
6. Verb. Form the edge of.
7. Noun. Informal terms for a (young) woman.
Exact synonyms: Bird, Chick, Dame, Doll, Wench
Generic synonyms: Fille, Girl, Miss, Missy, Young Lady, Young Woman
Generic synonyms: Fille, Girl, Miss, Missy, Young Lady, Young Woman
8. Verb. Extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle. "The forest surrounds my property"
Exact synonyms: Border, Environ, Ring, Surround
Generic synonyms: Adjoin, Contact, Meet, Touch
Specialized synonyms: Fringe, Gird, Girdle, Cloister, Close In, Enclose, Inclose, Shut In, Hem In, Cloister
Derivative terms: Border, Border, Border, Surround, Surroundings
Generic synonyms: Adjoin, Contact, Meet, Touch
Specialized synonyms: Fringe, Gird, Girdle, Cloister, Close In, Enclose, Inclose, Shut In, Hem In, Cloister
Derivative terms: Border, Border, Border, Surround, Surroundings
Definition of Skirt
1. n. 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.
2. v. t. To cover with a skirt; to surround.
3. v. t. To be on the border; to live near the border, or extremity.
Definition of Skirt
1. to go or pass around [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Skirt
1. 1. To cover with a skirt; to surround. "Skirted his loins and thighs with downy gold." (Milton) 2. To border; to form the border or edge of; to run along the edge of; as, the plain was skirted by rows of trees. "When sundown skirts the moor." Origin: Skirted; Skirting. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Skirt
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