skirt

/skˈɝt/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

1. cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
2. a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women
3. (Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar
4. informal terms for a (young) woman

verb

1. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
   “He dodged the issue”
2. pass around or about; move along the border
   “The boat skirted the coast”
3. form the edge of
4. extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
   “The forest surrounds my property”

Synonyms for skirt

• annulus
• dame
• doll
• wench
• chick
• bird
• hedge
• fudge
• evade
• put off
• circumvent
• parry
• elude
• dodge
• duck
• sidestep
• surround
• environ
• ring
• border

Words that rhyme with skirt

• hurt
• insert
• alert
• dirt
• assert
• divert
• flirt
• squirt
• subvert
• exert
• inert
• introvert
• invert
• spurt
• avert
• curt
• disconcert
• evert
• extrovert
• revert
• shirt
• unhurt
• blurt
• cert
• chert
• dessert
• miniskirt
• nightshirt
• outskirt
• overt