skirt
noun
1. cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
Definition categories: man–made
2. a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women
Definition categories: man–made, garment
3. (Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar
Similar word(s): annulus
Definition categories: plant
4. informal terms for a (young) woman
verb
1. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
- she skirted the problem
Similar word(s): circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, sidestep
Definition categories: communication, avoid
2. pass around or about; move along the border
- The boat skirted the coast
Definition categories: motion, pass, surpass
3. form the edge of
Definition categories: stative, border, bound
4. extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
Similar word(s): border, environ, ring, surround
Definition categories: contact, adjoin, meet, touch
Sentences with skirt as a verb:
- The plain was skirted by rows of trees.