Transcription
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- [skurt]
- /skɜrt/
- /skɜːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [skurt]
- /skɜrt/
Definitions of skirt word
- noun skirt the part of a gown, dress, slip, or coat that extends downward from the waist. 1
- noun skirt a one-piece garment extending downward from the waist and not joined between the legs, worn especially by women and girls. 1
- noun skirt 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
- noun skirt a small leather flap on each side of a saddle, covering the metal bar from which the stirrup hangs. 1
- noun skirt Building Trades. baseboard (def 1). apron (def 13). 1
- noun skirt 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. 1
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Origin of skirt
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English skirte < Old Norse skyrta shirt
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Skirt
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
skirt popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
skirt usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for skirt
noun skirt
- abuttal — abuttals. those parts of one piece of land that abut on adjacent lands; boundaries. Also, buttals. Law. the boundary lines of a piece of land in relation to adjacent lands.
- abuttals — the boundaries of a plot of land where it abuts against other property
- attirement — dress; attire.
- berm — a narrow path or ledge at the edge of a slope, road, or canal
- bimbo — If someone calls a young woman a bimbo, they think that although she is pretty she is rather stupid.
verb skirt
- aviate — to pilot or fly in an aircraft
- avoid — If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
- beat around the bush — to talk around a subject without getting to the point
- blockaded — the isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, as a port, harbor, or city, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit.
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