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skirt
noun
verb
a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 5
- Starts with
- S
- Ends with
- T
- Contains
- KIR
- Scrabble score
- 9
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
skɜːt
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Meaning
Definitions
noun
a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women
noun
cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
noun
informal terms for a (young) woman
noun
(Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar
verb
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
“He dodged the issue”
verb
extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
“The forest surrounds my property”
verb
pass around or about; move along the border
“The boat skirted the coast”
verb
form the edge of
In context
Example Sentences
He dodged the issue
she skirted the problem
They tend to evade their responsibilities
he evaded the questions skillfully
The forest surrounds my property
The boat skirted the coast
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