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skirt

Letters that make skirt

s, k, r, t, i are letters that make 'skirt'

Words within skirt

ski, IR, ki, Ki, Ir are words within 'skirt'

Anagrams of skirt

stirk is an anagram of 'skirt'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of skirt

skirts is a word created by adding a letter to 'skirt'

skirt is a 5 letter word starting with s
skirt is a 5 letter word ending with t

8 possible definitions for 'skirt'

Skirt as "form the edge of"

Under this definition, skirt is a verb and has the following properties:

skirt as a type

'skirt' can be a type of border, bound.

Skirt as "cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist"

Under this definition, skirt is a noun and has the following properties:

skirt as a type

'skirt' can be a type of cloth covering.

skirt as a part

'skirt' can be a part of garment.

Parts of skirt

seat, lap, lap covering are parts of 'skirt'.

Skirt as "a garment hanging from the waist, worn mainly by girls and women"

Under this definition, skirt is a noun and has the following properties:

skirt as a type

'skirt' can be a type of garment.

Types of skirt

ballet skirt, tutu, culotte, full skirt, gathered skirt, grass skirt, hobble skirt, hoopskirt, kilt, lavalava, miniskirt, overskirt, crinoline, maxi, sarong, mini are types of 'skirt'.

Parts of skirt

box pleat, kick pleat, placket, slide fastener, zip, zipper, zip fastener, sunburst pleat, sunray pleat, hemline are parts of 'skirt'.

Skirt as "informal terms for a (young) woman"

Under this definition, skirt is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

dame, wench, bird, chick, doll have the same meaning as 'skirt'

skirt as a type

'skirt' can be a type of missy, young lady, young woman, fille, miss, girl.

Skirt as "(Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar"

Under this definition, skirt is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

annulus has the same meaning as skirt

skirt as a type

'skirt' can be a type of plant part, plant structure.

skirt as a part

'skirt' can be a part of partial veil.

skirt as a category

'skirt' can be a category of Fungi, kingdom Fungi, fungus kingdom.

Skirt as "avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)"

Under this definition, skirt is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

evade, put off, circumvent, elude, fudge, dodge, sidestep, hedge, duck, parry have the same meaning as 'skirt'

skirt as a type

'skirt' can be a type of avoid.

Types of skirt

beg, quibble are types of 'skirt'.

Derivatives of skirt

slyboots, hedger, equivocator, tergiversator, dodging, scheme, avoidance, fox, dodger, hedge, dodge, escape, evasion, turning away, shunning, circumvention, hedging are derivatives of 'skirt'.

Example of skirt used within this context

"He dodged the issue", "she skirted the problem", "They tend to evade their responsibilities", "he evaded the questions skillfully"

Skirt as "extend on all sides of simultaneously, encircle"

Under this definition, skirt is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

environ, ring, border, surround have the same meaning as 'skirt'

skirt as a type

'skirt' can be a type of adjoin, contact, meet, touch.

Types of skirt

enclose, inclose, hem in, close in, shut in, cloister, girdle, fringe, gird, cloister are types of 'skirt'.

Derivatives of skirt

boundary line, delimitation, mete, environment, surroundings, surround, borderline, border, edge, environs are derivatives of 'skirt'.

Skirt as "pass around or about, move along the border"

Under this definition, skirt is a verb and has the following properties:

skirt as a type

'skirt' can be a type of go by, pass by, surpass, go past, travel by, pass.

Example of skirt used within this context

"The boat skirted the coast"