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Main Entry:	skirt [skurt] Show IPA/skɜrt/ Show Spelled
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	border, edge
Synonyms:	brim, brink, fringe, hem, margin, outskirts, perimeter, periphery, purlieus, rim, skirting, verge
Antonyms:	center, inside, interior, middle

Main Entry:	skirt
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	border; be on the edge
Synonyms:	bound, define, edge, flank, fringe, hem, lie along, lie alongside, margin, rim, surround, verge
Antonyms:	center

Main Entry:	skirt
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	avoid; get around
Synonyms:	burke, bypass, circumnavigate, circumvent, detour, dodge, duck, elude, equivocate, escape, evade, hedge, ignore, sidestep, skip, steer clear of
Antonyms:	face, meet, take on

Example Sentences

Lagerfeld invented the sheer skirt as a way to ease women into accepting long skirts by showing their legs.

But first he stopped at home to change into a skirt.

But, with a desire to skirt international sanctions and create more jobs, it has long wanted a car industry of its own.

Lagerfeld invented the sheer skirt as a way to ease women into accepting long skirts by showing their legs.

But first he stopped at home to change into a skirt.

But, with a desire to skirt international sanctions and create more jobs, it has long wanted a car industry of its own.

The stretchy material makes it easy to get in and out of the skirt.

We have tried so hard to understand the universe, yet she still keeps things up her skirt.

Pair this crowd-pleaser with grilled skirt steak and chili beans for a complete feast.

It's a real shame that things have to go this far, in order to skirt the overwhelming force of self-appointed morality police.

Last fall, anyone with an ounce of fashion had to have a long skirt.

They are well seasoned in trying to avert attention and skirt details.

It needs to act against companies that skirt tough new disclosure rules.

We've developed a quality option for folks looking for a skirt to fit recreational kayaks.

Tuck lamium or a similar variegated plant between the cyclamen to add a lacy skirt of frosty-looking greenery.

The bottom is encircled by a long skirt of tinfoil, which hooks up to the ground wire.

Travel wearing a comfortable skirt if you are female or pants that go with dress shoes if you are male.

The government may make some progress on social policy, but will skirt issues that could stir up sectarian disputes.

Fold-down straps and top morph this comfortable dress into a causal skirt ideal for travel.

Update an antique hutch or built-in buffet with a fresh coat of paint and a pretty fabric skirt.

Airlines have been leaping into bed with each other as never before in order to skirt rigid regulation.

Girls and ladies wear the traditional woven shirt and a dark blue wrap skirt with a long woven belt.

Like ties and skirt lengths, fashions in financial metrics come and go.

She is wearing a pink, ankle-length pencil skirt and matching jacket.

Girls wear the national dress: a black bonnet, red shawl and dark skirt.

Drug firms are starting to use more sophisticated techniques than a short skirt and a smile to peddle their pills.

For instance, the skirt that has a corkscrew effect.

Sometimes a skirt or lightweight cotton pants with a simple top or a tank with a cardigan.

Our embroidered tunic and the bright pink crinkle-cotton skirt make a perfect travel outfit.

For the fashion-conscious woman looking to wear a skirt shorter than stockings are long, pantyhose were the perfect fit.

They were so huge that my mom wouldn't even buy me a skirt that was above the knee".

It could be jeans, it could be a suit, it could be a skirt.

Opaque black is ok if you're wearing a black skirt or dress, ideally if the skirt/dress is made from a heavier material.

The tiny outfits were in a much better position to skirt environmental controls and safety standards for products and workers.

Lightweight and flattering, our cotton skirt takes up little room in your suitcase.

The skirt is full with an empire waistline and has an oval train which retains some of the military issue seams.

Probably that had to do more with his princely man skirt though.

Only a few inches of red skirt showed below the hip-length jacket.

The rayon dresses were clingy, but had some swing to the skirt that kept them fun and innocent.

Occasionally a skirt giving more freedom of movement showed the way forward for these bottom halves.

One route to faculty popularity, therefore, is for deans to stretch out decisions or to skirt them entirely.

But a precocious child can easily skirt that by signing up for an account with a different birth date.

The softness of the skirt keeps the outfit from looking wintry.

They're comfy, they look nice with slacks or a long skirt.

It was too easy for traders to cash in on short-term gains and skirt responsibility for any time-bombs they had set ticking.

She has shoulder-length brown hair and is wearing a knee-length brocade skirt and simple black wrap top.

Grilled garlic and soy marinated skirt steak and spinach salad with red onions, blood oranges and citrus vinaigrette.

To skirt round the law and broadcast nationwide, he needed help from political friends.

It was ill-fated legal jockeying to skirt the immunity legislation.

One happy fellow wore a bridal skirt and a tuxedo jacket.

More often than not, the internet allows us to skirt these responsibilities and ignore the barriers all too easily.

Main Entry:	avoid
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	refrain or stay away from; prevent
Synonyms:	abstain, avert, bypass, circumlocute, circumvent, deflect, desist, ditch, divert, dodge, duck, elude, escape, eschew, evade, fake out, fend off, flee, give the slip, hide, hold off, jump, keep clear, lay low, obviate, recoil, run for cover, shake, shake and bake, shake off, shirk, shrink from, shuffle off, shun, shy, sidestep, skip out on, skip town, skip, skirt*, stay away, stay out, steer clear of, step aside, turn aside, ward off, weave, withdraw
Notes:	avert means 'prevent, turn away' and avoid means 'stay clear of, shun'
Antonyms:	face, meet, seek, want

* = informal/non-formal usage

Main Entry:	border
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	outermost edge, margin
Synonyms:	bound, boundary, bounds, brim, brink, circumference, confine, end, extremity, fringe, hem, limit, line, lip, outskirt, perimeter, periphery, rim, selvage, skirt, trim, trimming, verge
Antonyms:	center, inside, interior, middle

Main Entry:	border
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	bound on; be on the edge
Synonyms:	abut, adjoin, be adjacent to, bind, circumscribe, communicate, contour, decorate, define, delineate, edge, encircle, enclose, flank, frame, fringe, hem, join, line, march, margin, mark off, neighbor, outline, rim, set off, side, skirt, surround, touch, trim, verge
Antonyms:	be inside, center

Main Entry:	boundary
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	outer limit
Synonyms:	abuttals, ambit, barrier, beginning, border, borderland, borderline, bounds, brink, circumference, circumscription, compass, confines, edge, end, environs, extent, extremity, frame, fringe, frontier, hem, horizon, limits, line, line of demarcation, march, margin, mark, mere, mete, outline, outpost, pale, perimeter, periphery, precinct, purlieus, radius, rim, side, skirt, terminal, termination, terminus, verge
Antonyms:	inside, interior, minimum

Main Entry:	brim
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	edge of object, usually the top
Synonyms:	border, brink, circumference, fringe, hem, lip, margin, perimeter, periphery, rim, skirt, verge
Antonyms:	center, interior, middle

Main Entry:	brink
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	edge of an object or area
Synonyms:	border, boundary, brim, fringe, frontier, limit, lip, margin, perimeter, periphery, point, rim, skirt, threshold, verge
Antonyms:	center, interior, middle

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