English Explanatory Dictionary

skirt

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A separate article of clothing, usually worn by women and girls, that hangs from the waist and covers the lower torso and part of the legs.
  2. A similar part of a dress or robe, etc., that hangs below the waist.
  3. A loose edging to any part of a dress.
  4. A petticoat.
  5. A woman.
  6. Women collectively, in a sexual context.
  7. Sexual intercourse with a woman.
  8. A border; edge; margin; extreme part of anything.
  9. A diaphragm, or midriff.
verb
  1. To be on or form the border of.
  2. To move around or along the border of; to avoid the center of.
  3. To cover with a skirt; to surround.
  4. To avoid or ignore (something); to manage to avoid (something or a problem); to skate by (something).

Pronunciation

skût /skɜːt/ En-uk-skirt.ogg skûrt /skɚt/ en-us-skirt.ogg /skɪɾt/ /skøːt/ /skeːt/ [skeːθ̠] /skɛːt/

Word forms

skirt skirts skirting skirted

Etymology

From Middle English skyrte, from Old Norse skyrta, from Proto-Germanic *skurtijǭ. Doublet of shirt. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Skoarte (“apron”), Dutch schort (“apron”), German Schürze (“apron”), Danish skørt (“skirt”), Swedish skört (“hem of a jacket”), Norwegian skjørt (“skirt”).

Synonyms

circumvent

Derived words

apron skirt bedskirt beskirt bit of skirt blow one's skirt up blow someone's skirt up blow sunshine up someone's skirt blow wind up someone's skirt chase skirt circle skirt cling to the skirts of divided skirt fender skirt fishtail skirt flippy skirt foreskirt golden skirt grass skirt hobble skirt hoop skirt hula skirt lightskirt matchbox skirt maxiskirt mermaid skirt microskirt midiskirt miniskirt outskirt outskirts overskirt pelmet skirt pencil skirt pettiskirt plateskirt poodle skirt prairie skirt pro skirt puffball skirt rah-rah skirt ra-ra skirt red ring skirt redskirt riding skirt saddleskirt sailor skirt scooter skirt skapri skirtboard skirt chaser skirt dance skirt dancing skirted skirt flashing skirtful skirt guard skirtini skirtless skirtlike skirts and kidneys
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