Skirt Meaning and Definition


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Skirt meaning

Word: Skirt

How to pronounce: skɜːt

Noun

Definitions:

1. A garment fastened around the waist and hanging down around the legs, worn by women and girls.

2. A surface that conceals or protects the wheels or underside of a vehicle or aircraft.

3. An animal's diaphragm and other membranes as food.

4. Women regarded as objects of sexual desire.

5. A small flap on a saddle, covering the bar from which the stirrup leather hangs.

Transitive verb

Definitions:

1. Go round or past the edge of.

2. Attempt to ignore; avoid dealing with.

Example sentences: "They are both skirting the issue"


Synonyms:

petticoat

kilt

apron

bypass

sidestep

circumvent

circumnavigate

edge

margin

hem

flaps

fringe

rim

surround

evade

dodge

duck


Derivations:

skirted

skirting


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Skirt in Other Languages...

Spanish: Falda

German: Rock

French: Jupe

Italian: Gonna

Turkish: Etek


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