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Defenition of the word skirt

    • Defenition of the word skirt

      • An article of clothing, usually worn by women and girls, that hangs from the waist and covers the lower part of the body.
      • To extend on all sides simultaneously.
      • informal terms for a (young) woman
      • avoid or try to avoid, as of duties, questions and issues; "He dodged the issue"
      • a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women
      • the part of a garment below the waist
      • pass around or about; move along the border; "The boat skirted the coast"
      • form the edge or
      • extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property"
      • cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
      • avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
      • form the edge of
      • (Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar
      • avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
      • extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
      • pass around or about; move along the border

    Synonyms for the word skirt

      • bird
      • border
      • chick
      • circumvent
      • dame
      • dodge
      • doll
      • duck
      • elude
      • evade
      • fudge
      • hedge
      • parry
      • put off
      • sidestep
      • surround
      • wench

    Meronymys for the word skirt

      • box pleat
      • garment
      • hemline
      • kick pleat
      • lap
      • lap covering
      • placket
      • seat
      • slide fastener
      • sunburst pleat
      • sunray pleat
      • zip
      • zip-fastener
      • zipper

    Hyponyms for the word skirt

      • ballet skirt
      • beg
      • cloister
      • close in
      • crinoline
      • culotte
      • culottes
      • enclose
      • fringe
      • full skirt
      • gathered skirt
      • gird
      • girdle
      • grass skirt
      • hem in
      • hobble skirt
      • hoopskirt
      • inclose
      • kilt
      • lavalava
      • maxi
      • mini
      • miniskirt
      • overskirt
      • quibble
      • sarong
      • shut in
      • tutu

    Hypernyms for the word skirt

      • adjoin
      • avoid
      • border
      • bound
      • cloth covering
      • contact
      • fille
      • garment
      • girl
      • go by
      • go past
      • meet
      • miss
      • missy
      • pass
      • pass by
      • plant part
      • plant structure
      • surpass
      • touch
      • travel by
      • young lady
      • young woman

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