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English noun: skirt | |||
| 1. | skirt (artifact) cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cloth covering | ||
| Part holonym | lap, lap covering, seat | ||
| Part meronym | garment | ||
| 2. | skirt (artifact) a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | garment | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ballet skirt, crinoline, culotte, full skirt, gathered skirt, grass skirt, hobble skirt, hoopskirt, kilt, lavalava, maxi, mini, miniskirt, overskirt, sarong, tutu | ||
| Part holonym | box pleat, hemline, kick pleat, placket, slide fastener, sunburst pleat, sunray pleat, zip, zip fastener, zipper | ||
| 3. | skirt (plant) (Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar | ||
| Synonyms | annulus | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | plant part, plant structure | ||
| Part meronym | partial veil | ||
| Domain category | Fungi, fungus kingdom, kingdom Fungi | ||
| 4. | skirt (person) informal terms for a (young) woman | ||
| Synonyms | bird, chick, dame, doll, wench | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fille, girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman | ||
English verb: skirt | |||
| 1. | skirt (communication) avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | ||
| Samples | He dodged the issue. She skirted the problem. They tend to evade their responsibilities. He evaded the questions skillfully. | ||
| Synonyms | circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, sidestep | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | avoid | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | beg, quibble | ||
| 2. | skirt (motion) pass around or about; move along the border | ||
| Samples | The boat skirted the coast. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go by, go past, pass, pass by, surpass, travel by | ||
| 3. | skirt (stative) form the edge of | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | border, bound | ||
| 4. | skirt (contact) extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle | ||
| Samples | The forest surrounds my property. | ||
| Synonyms | border, environ, ring, surround | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adjoin, contact, meet, touch | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cloister, cloister, close in, enclose, fringe, gird, girdle, hem in, inclose, shut in | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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