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skirt
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- pronunciation:
- skuhrt
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a piece of clothing that hangs from the waist and is worn by a woman or girl.
She wore a blouse and skirt.
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| definition 2: |
the part of a piece of clothing such as a dress or jacket that hangs down from the waist.
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
skirts, skirting, skirted |
| definition 1: |
to be located on the edge of.
Thick forests skirt the town.- similar words:
- bypass
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| definition 2: |
to go around rather than through or into.
The road skirts the city. |
| related words: |
avoid, border, bound, round |
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