SKIRT
/skɜːt/ ► audio Scrabble 9 Words With Friends 9
Definition
- noun cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist.
- noun a garment hanging from the waist.
- noun (Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar.
— synonyms: annulus
- noun informal terms for a (young) woman.
— synonyms: dame, doll, wench, chick, bird
- verb avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues).
— synonyms: hedge, fudge, evade, put_off, circumvent, parry, elude, dodge
- verb pass around or about.
- verb form the edge of.
- verb extend on all sides of simultaneously.
— synonyms: surround, environ, ring, border
Examples
- “The plain was skirted by rows of trees.”
- “He skirted the issue of which parties to attend by staying at home instead.”
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