All skirt synonyms
skirt
S s noun skirt
- getup β getup.
- abuttal β 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.
- civvies β People in the armed forces use civvies to refer to ordinary clothes that are not part of a uniform.
- lassie β a young girl; lass.
- abuttals β the boundaries of a plot of land where it abuts against other property
- berm β a narrow path or ledge at the edge of a slope, road, or canal
- edge β a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges.
- hangings β Plural form of hanging.
- border β The border between two countries or regions is the dividing line between them. Sometimes the border also refers to the land close to this line.
- flap β to swing or sway back and forth loosely, especially with noise: A loose shutter flapped outside the window.
- garment β any article of clothing: dresses, suits, and other garments.
- bimbo β If someone calls a young woman a bimbo, they think that although she is pretty she is rather stupid.
- elbowroom β Sufficient space to have freedom of movement.
- lapel β either of the two parts of a garment folded back on the chest, especially a continuation of a coat collar.
- mane β the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- doxies β opinion; doctrine.
verb skirt
- line up β a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
- let go β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- flanked β the side of an animal or a person between the ribs and hip.
- aviate β to pilot or fly in an aircraft
- bypass β If you bypass someone or something that you would normally have to get involved with, you ignore them, often because you want to achieve something more quickly.
- beat around the bush β to talk around a subject without getting to the point
- burke β Edmund. 1729β97, British Whig statesman, conservative political theorist, and orator, born in Ireland: defended parliamentary government and campaigned for a more liberal treatment of the American colonies; denounced the French Revolution
- boxed in β simple past tense and past participle of box in.
- go around β an act or instance of going around something, as a circle, course, or traffic pattern, and returning to the starting point.
- juke β to make a move intended to deceive (an opponent).
- flanking β the side of an animal or a person between the ribs and hip.
- dodge β to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
- fly β to move through the air using wings.
- whoosh β a loud, rushing noise, as of air or water: a great whoosh as the door opened.
- circumvent β If someone circumvents a rule or restriction, they avoid having to obey the rule or restriction, in a clever and perhaps dishonest way.
- burked β to murder, as by suffocation, so as to leave no or few marks of violence.
- girdled β a lightweight undergarment, worn especially by women, often partly or entirely of elastic or boned, for supporting and giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks.
- hold off β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- avoid β If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
- winging β either of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight.
- goes around β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- burking β to murder, as by suffocation, so as to leave no or few marks of violence.
- evade β Escape or avoid, esp. by cleverness or trickery.
- line β a thickness of glue, as between two veneers in a sheet of plywood.
- lay low β situated, placed, or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf.
- girdling β a lightweight undergarment, worn especially by women, often partly or entirely of elastic or boned, for supporting and giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks.
- get out of β extricate oneself from
- circumnavigate β If someone circumnavigates the world or an island, they sail all the way around it.
- fence in β a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
- furrowed β a narrow groove made in the ground, especially by a plow.
- enclave β A portion of territory within or surrounded by a larger territory whose inhabitants are culturally or ethnically distinct.
- give the slip β to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
- fleeted β swift; rapid: to be fleet of foot; a fleet horse.