[
US
/ˈskɝt/
]
[ UK /skˈɜːt/ ]
[ UK /skˈɜːt/ ]
NOUN
- a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women
- cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
- (Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar
- informal terms for a (young) woman
VERB
-
pass around or about; move along the border
The boat skirted the coast -
extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
The forest surrounds my property -
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
They tend to evade their responsibilities
he evaded the questions skillfully
He dodged the issue
she skirted the problem - form the edge of
How To Use skirt In A Sentence
- Despite the lateness of the hour Annabel gathered her skirts and prepared to take a solitary ramble in the garden.
- Horatia was still in mourning for her mother, and wore a black skirt, but Lucilla's was of rich deep gentianella-coloured silk, and the buttons of her white vest were of beautiful coral. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster
- Already well dispersed, they probably acquired iron technology around 500 C.E. On their route eastward, the Bantu speakers skirted the northern forest edge toward the interlacustrine region of East Africa. D. Africa, 500-1500
- The new film just seems to be skirting round things; it hasn't been brave enough.
- Tanks often attacked the outskirts of the city in skirmishes with resistance fighters, adding to the chaos and unrest.
- She was wearing a micro-miniskirt (as usual), pulled over what looked like a mostly-lace teddy.
- Look out for fashionable twists on uniform basics such as wrap-over cargo-style skirts from £9.
- Fashion outlets, also known as discount warehouse stores, are large shopping areas often located on a city's outskirts.
- Mohammad Sajjad/Associated Press A displaced child, whose family fled from the Khyber tribal region due to military operations, held onto her mother while waiting to register at the Jalozai camp on the outskirt of Peshawar, Pakistan, on Monday. Asia in Pictures
- This woman wore seamed nylons and kept smoothing her skirt. A ROOMFUL OF BIRDS - SCOTTISH SHORT STORIES 1990