Definition of skirt

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  • skirt is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
  • skirt is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
  • skirt is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 9

Definition of skirt

  • avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) (verb)

    Examples

    1. she skirted the problem

    Synonyms

    1. circumvent
    2. dodge
    3. duck
    4. elude
    5. evade
    6. fudge
    7. hedge
    8. parry
    9. put off
    10. sidestep
  • extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. border
    2. environ
    3. ring
    4. surround
  • informal terms for a (young) woman (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. bird
    2. chick
    3. dame
    4. doll
    5. wench
  • (Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. annulus
  • 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)
  • form the edge of (verb)
  • pass around or about; move along the border (verb)

    Examples

    1. The boat skirted the coast

See definition of skirt in Merriam Webster