skirt

Meanings

• cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
• a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women
• (Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar
• informal terms for a (young) woman
• avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
  • "she skirted the problem"
• pass around or about; move along the border
  • "The boat skirted the coast"
• form the edge of
• extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle

Synonyms

annulus, bird, border, chick, circumvent, dame, dodge, doll, duck, elude, environ, evade, fudge, hedge, parry, put off, ring, sidestep, surround, wench