Skirt

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Mục lục 1 Noun 1.1 the part of a gown, dress, slip, or coat that extends downward from the waist. 1.2 a one-piece garment extending downward from the waist and not joined between the legs, worn esp. by women and girls. 1.3 some part resembling or suggesting the skirt of a garment, as the flared lip of a bell or a protective and ornamental cloth strip covering the legs of furniture. 1.4 a small leather flap on each side of a saddle, covering the metal bar from which the stirrup hangs. 1.5 Building Trades . 1.6 Also called apron. Furniture . 1.7 Usually, skirts. the bordering, marginal, or outlying part of a place, group, etc.; the outskirts. 1.8 Slang 1.9 Rocketry . an outer part of a rocket or missile that provides structural support or houses such systems as avionics or gyroscopes. 2 Verb (used with object) 2.1 to lie on or along the border of 2.2 to border, wrap, or cover with a skirt or something suggesting a skirt in appearance or function. 2.3 to pass along or around the border or edge of 2.4 to avoid, go around the edge of, or keep distant from (something that is controversial, risky, etc.) 2.5 to remove low-grade wool and foreign matter from (the outer edge of fleece). 3 Verb (used without object) 3.1 to be or lie on or along the edge of something. 3.2 to move along or around the border of something. 4 Antonyms 4.1 noun 4.2 verb 5 Synonyms 5.1 noun 5.2 verb

Noun

the part of a gown, dress, slip, or coat that extends downward from the waist.

a one-piece garment extending downward from the waist and not joined between the legs, worn esp. by women and girls.

some part resembling or suggesting the skirt of a garment, as the flared lip of a bell or a protective and ornamental cloth strip covering the legs of furniture.

a small leather flap on each side of a saddle, covering the metal bar from which the stirrup hangs.

Building Trades .

baseboard ( def. 1 ) .

apron ( def. 13 ) .

Also called apron. Furniture .

a flat horizontal brace set immediately beneath the seat of a chair, chest of drawers, or the like, to strengthen the legs.

Also called bed , frieze. a flat brace or support immediately beneath a tabletop.

Usually, skirts. the bordering, marginal, or outlying part of a place, group, etc.; the outskirts.

Slang

Disparaging and Offensive a woman or girl.

Rocketry . an outer part of a rocket or missile that provides structural support or houses such systems as avionics or gyroscopes.

Verb (used with object)

to lie on or along the border of

The hills skirt the town.

to border, wrap, or cover with a skirt or something suggesting a skirt in appearance or function.

to pass along or around the border or edge of

Traffic skirts the town.

to avoid, go around the edge of, or keep distant from (something that is controversial, risky, etc.)

The senator skirted the issue.

to remove low-grade wool and foreign matter from (the outer edge of fleece).

Verb (used without object)

to be or lie on or along the edge of something.

to move along or around the border of something.

Antonyms

noun

center , inside , interior , middle

verb

center , face , meet , take on

Synonyms

noun

brim , brink , fringe , hem , margin , outskirts , perimeter , periphery , purlieus , rim , skirting , verge , culottes , dirndl , dress , hoop , kilt , midi , mini , pannier , petticoat , sarong , tutu , edge , environs , outskirt , suburb

verb

bound , define , edge , flank , fringe , hem , lie along , lie alongside , margin , rim , surround , verge , burke , bypass , circumnavigate , circumvent , detour , dodge , duck , elude , equivocate , escape , evade , hedge , ignore , sidestep , skip , steer clear of , go around , avoid , border , brim , envelope , periphery