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"she skirted the problem"verbavoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)type of:
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verbextend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
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nouninformal terms for a (young) womantype of:
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noun(Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar
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nouna garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and womentype of:
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nouncloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waisttype of:part of:
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verbform the edge of
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"The boat skirted the coast"verbpass around or about; move along the border
Definition that contains skirt
- dress a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
- suit a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color
- mini a very short skirt
- gown a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
- hoop a light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt
- maxi a long skirt ending below the calf
- suburb a residential district located on the outskirts of a city
- frock a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
- girdle a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
- hypermarket a huge supermarket (usually built on the outskirts of a town)