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skirt

verb(skirt)

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

Synonyms: circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep,

Examples:

She skirted the problem.

skirt

verb(skirt)

extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle

Synonyms: border, environ, ring, surround,

skirt

noun(skirt)

informal terms for a (young) woman

Synonyms: bird, chick, dame, doll, wench,

skirt

noun(skirt)

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

Synonyms: annulus,

skirt

noun(skirt)

a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women

skirt

noun(skirt)

cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist

skirt

verb(skirt)

form the edge of

skirt

verb(skirt)

pass around or about; move along the border

Examples:

The boat skirted the coast.

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