skirt
/skɜrt/
noun
- A piece of clothing worn by women and girls that hangs from the waist and covers part of the legs.
- She wore a long blue skirt to the picnic.
- The store sells skirts in many colors and sizes.
- He bought a pleated skirt for the school uniform.
- The part of a piece of clothing that hangs below the waist, such as on a coat or dress.
- The coat's skirt reached just below her knees.
- He adjusted the skirt of his jacket before sitting down.
- The dress had a full skirt that swirled when she danced.
- A part or piece that hangs down like a skirt, such as on a table or vehicle.
- She attached a fabric skirt to the bottom of the shelf.
- The car's skirt helped reduce wind resistance.
- The table skirt was decorated with lace.
verb
- To go around the edge of something, rather than through the middle.
- He skirted the crowd to get to the exit faster.
- The path skirts the forest before reaching the village.
- We decided to skirt the lake instead of crossing it.
- To avoid dealing with a difficult subject or problem.
- She skirted the issue by changing the topic.
- Instead of answering, he skirted the problem with a joke.
- The politician skirted the question about taxes.
- To be located along the edge of something.
- A low wall skirts the garden.
- The highway skirts the town to the north.
- Tall trees skirt the driveway on both sides.