- skirt - cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
--1 is a kind of cloth covering
--1 is a part of garment
--1 has parts: lap, lap covering; seat- skirt - a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women
--2 is a kind of garment
--2 has parts:
--2 has particulars:box pleat; kick pleat; placket; slide fastener, zip, zipper, zip-fastener; sunburst pleat, sunray pleat; hemline ballet skirt, tutu; culotte, culottes; full skirt; gathered skirt; grass skirt; hobble skirt; hoopskirt, crinoline; kilt; lavalava; miniskirt; overskirt; sarong - dame, doll, wench, skirt, chick, bird - informal terms for a (young) woman
--3 is a kind of girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman, fille
- skirt - a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women
- hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep - 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"
--1 is one way to avoid
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- skirt - pass around or about; move along the border; "The boat skirted the coast"
--2 is one way to travel by, pass by, surpass, go past, go by, pass
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Something ----s something
- skirt - form the edge of
--3 is one way to bound, border
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Something ----s something
- surround, skirt, border - extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property"
--4 is one way to touch, adjoin, meet, contact
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- skirt - form the edge of