What is another word for skirt?
Synonyms for skirt
skɜrtskirt
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Princeton's WordNet
skirtnoun
cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
skirtnoun
a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women
annulus, skirtnoun
(Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar
Synonyms:
doughnut, halo, bird, doll, chick, annulus, ring, anchor ring, dame, wenchdame, doll, wench, skirt, chick, birdverb
informal terms for a (young) woman
Synonyms:
gentlewoman, shuttlecock, fowl, wench, bird, razzing, lady, birdie, madam, dame, snort, chick, hiss, razz, boo, hoot, raspberry, annulus, biddy, ma'am, doll, dolly, shuttlehedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestepverb
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
"He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
Synonyms:
put over, circumvent, set back, dip, turn off, confuse, sidestep, cook, douse, overreach, beat, surround, dishearten, hold over, hem in, environ, defer, outfox, deflect, parry, dodge, remit, fake, duck, border, flurry, prorogue, block, outsmart, hedge, manipulate, put off, evade, falsify, table, misrepresent, postpone, hedge in, shelve, beleaguer, elude, disconcert, ring, wangle, escape, fudge, outwit, besiege, bilkskirtverb
pass around or about; move along the border
"The boat skirted the coast"
Synonyms:
parry, circumvent, evade, hedge, elude, surround, fudge, ring, put off, border, sidestep, duck, dodge, environskirtverb
form the edge of
Synonyms:
parry, circumvent, evade, hedge, elude, surround, fudge, ring, put off, border, sidestep, duck, dodge, environsurround, environ, ring, skirt, borderverb
extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
"The forest surrounds my property"
Synonyms:
adjoin, elude, circumvent, evade, band, butt against, frame, butt, butt on, echo, sidestep, surround, phone, peal, abut, environ, besiege, edge, wall, call up, parry, fence in, duck, call, knell, fence, hedge, border, resound, put off, reverberate, smother, bound, beleaguer, hem in, frame in, march, ring, fudge, palisade, telephone, dodge
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
skirtnoun
Synonyms:
flap, loose part (of a garment below the waist)skirtnoun
Synonyms:
petticoatskirtnoun
skirtverb
Synonyms:
border, form the border or edge of
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
skirtnoun
Synonyms:
petticoat (underskirt), kilt, fustanella, kirtle, margin, border, edge, rim
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How to use skirt in a sentence?
This Court... recognizes that the pandemic may require temporary, emergency modifications to the immigration system to enhance public safety, but that is no excuse for DHS to skirt the fundamental humanitarian protections that the Flores Agreement guarantees for minors in their custody, especially when there is no persuasive evidence that hoteling is safer than licensed facilities.
The bill fails substantively in many areas, including its failure to provide any meaningful enforcement provisions. This bill goes through the motions on paper, but lacks any teeth to actually reduce abortions in Indiana by holding those who perform abortions or would intentionally skirt the law accountable with criminal consequences.
When I stood up, I pulled my skirt part of my dress down and he did say,' Oh, don't pull it down now.' that gave me pause but I never felt uncomfortable.
Stationary guards are easier to skirt, as for patrolling guards, we need to play hide-and-seek.
That's why that album was successful, because I was able to write some music that wasn't made while I had the fear of God in me, pulling my skirt down in a studio because men were shoving their hands up my dress.
Translations for skirt
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- جوب, جونلة, وزرة, خراطة, تنورةArabic
- спадніцаBelarusian
- пола, фустаBulgarian
- faldillaCatalan, Valencian
- sukně, ženskáCzech
- sgertWelsh
- nederdel, skørtDanish
- Saum, Rock, umrunden, umgehen, Schurz, WeiberrockGerman
- φουστάνι, φούσταGreek
- jupoEsperanto
- enaguas, pollera, saya, faldaSpanish
- hõlmEstonian
- gonaBasque
- دامن, دامن دوختPersian
- hame, helma, ympäröidä, reunustaa, reunusFinnish
- skjúrt, niðurparturFaroese
- jupeFrench
- sciortaIrish
- saia, faldraGalician
- חצאיתHebrew
- स्कर्टHindi
- alj, szoknyaHungarian
- կիսաշրջազգեստArmenian
- gonna, costear, contornarInterlingua
- rokIndonesian
- jupoIdo
- pilsIcelandic
- gonnaItalian
- スカートJapanese
- 스커트, 치마Korean
- JupeLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- svārkiLatvian
- takuMāori
- сукња, здолница, здолништеMacedonian
- dublettMaltese
- rok, begrenzenDutch
- skjørtNorwegian
- tłʼaakałNavajo, Navaho
- spódnicaPolish
- borda, rodear, contornar, rabo-de-saia, saiaPortuguese
- fustăRomanian
- граница, ограничивать, юбкаRussian
- сукња, suknja, жена, graničiti, žena, граничитиSerbo-Croatian
- සායSinhala, Sinhalese
- sukňaSlovak
- kriloSlovene
- kjol, kjoltygSwedish
- పరికిణిTelugu
- กระโปรงThai
- etekTurkish
- спідницяUkrainian
- سکرٹUrdu
- váyVietnamese
- juüpVolapük
- 短裙Chinese
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