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How to pronounce skirt in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep
Type of avoid
Has types quibble, beg


she skirted the problem.
Type Words
Synonyms border, environ, ring, surround
Type of meet, contact, touch, adjoin
Has types girdle, enclose, gird, shut in, inclose, hem in, cloister, close in, fringe
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Synonyms bird, chick, dame, doll, wench
Type of fille, missy, young lady, girl, young woman, miss
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Synonyms annulus
Type of plant structure, plant part
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Type of garment
Has types kilt, overskirt, full skirt, mini, lavalava, maxi, tutu, miniskirt, ballet skirt, gathered skirt, sarong, grass skirt, crinoline, hobble skirt, culotte, hoopskirt
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Type of cloth covering
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Type of border, bound
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Type of travel by, go by, go past, pass, pass by, surpass


The boat skirted the coast.

Examples of skirt

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Another skirt was entirely embroidered with snaps, giving it a dull metal shine.
From the online.wsj.com
What we hadn't seen however, was Miuccia Prada's take on the floaty skirt style.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
Black cap, black top and skirt, hair tied neatly back, Lydia looks the business.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Remember the Earth shoes popular back in the 1970s, paired with a flowing skirt?
From the sacbee.com
Now she owns, actually, I think a skirt as well, and she's pretty proud of that.
From the time.com
Both of them skirt dangerously close to coming across as stereotypical bad guys.
From the thenewstribune.com
If the skirt isn't long enough, add a pair of tights that match your shoe color.
From the omaha.com
The dove gray wool knit panel skirt is trimmed in separate fabric in soft green.
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It doesn't have to do much to persuade the court to order UBS to lift its skirt.
From the bloomberg.com
More examples
  • Cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
  • Hedge: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
  • A garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women
  • Pass around or about; move along the border; "The boat skirted the coast"
  • Form the edge of
  • Annulus: (Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar
  • A skirt is a tube- or cone-shaped garment that hangs from the waist and covers all or part of the legs.
  • (Skirts (TV series)) Skirts was an Australian television police drama broadcast on the Seven Network in 1990. Skirts was produced by Roger Le Mesurier and Roger Simpson. It was directed by Brendan Maher, Richard Sarell and Ian Gilmour.
  • (Skirted) Enclosing the trapway with a smooth covering, allowing for easy cleaning and an elegant look. Also called a concealed trap.