skirt
English Thesaurus
1. a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | garment, |
| definition | : | an article of clothing (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | ballet skirt, tutu, |
| definition | : | very short skirt worn by ballerinas (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | culotte, |
| definition | : | a divided skirt (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | full skirt, |
| definition | : | a long skirt gathered at the waist (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | gathered skirt, |
| definition | : | a skirt whose fabric is drawn together around the waist (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | grass skirt, |
| definition | : | a skirt made of long blades of grass (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | hobble skirt, |
| definition | : | a long skirt very narrow below the knees, worn between 1910 and 1914 (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | kilt, |
| definition | : | a knee-length pleated tartan skirt worn by men as part of the traditional dress in the Highlands of northern Scotland (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | lavalava, |
| definition | : | a skirt consisting of a rectangle of calico or printed cotton; worn by Polynesians (especially Samoans) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | maxi, |
| definition | : | a long skirt ending below the calf (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | mini, miniskirt, |
| definition | : | a very short skirt (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | overskirt, |
| definition | : | an outer skirt worn over another skirt (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | sarong, |
| definition | : | a loose skirt consisting of brightly colored fabric wrapped around the body; worn by both women and men in the South Pacific (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | box pleat, |
| definition | : | a flat double pleat made by folding under the fabric on either side of it (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | kick pleat, |
| definition | : | pleat in back of a straight skirt to allow ease in walking (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | placket, |
| definition | : | a piece of cloth sewn under an opening (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | hemline, |
| definition | : | the line formed by the lower edge of a skirt or coat (noun.location) |
2. cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | cloth covering, |
| definition | : | a covering made of cloth (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | lap, lap covering, |
| definition | : | the part of a piece of clothing that covers the thighs (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | seat, |
| definition | : | the cloth covering for the buttocks (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | garment, |
| definition | : | an article of clothing (noun.artifact) |
3. informal terms for a (young) woman (noun.person)
4. (Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar (noun.plant)
| part meronym | : | partial veil, |
| definition | : | membrane of the young sporophore of various mushrooms extending from the margin of the cap to the stem and is ruptured by growth; represented in mature mushroom by an annulus around the stem and sometimes a cortina on the margin of the cap (noun.plant) |
| domain category | : | fungi, fungus kingdom, kingdom fungi, |
| definition | : | the taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts, mushrooms, and toadstools; distinct from the green plants (noun.plant) |
5. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | avoid, |
| definition | : | stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | beg, |
| definition | : | dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | quibble, |
| definition | : | evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections (verb.communication) |
6. extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | adjoin, contact, meet, touch, |
| definition | : | be in direct physical contact with; make contact (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | fringe, |
| definition | : | decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | gird, girdle, |
| definition | : | put a girdle on or around (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | cloister, |
| definition | : | surround with a cloister (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | hem in, |
| definition | : | surround in a restrictive manner (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | cloister, |
| definition | : | surround with a cloister, as of a garden (verb.stative) |
7. pass around or about; move along the border (verb.motion)
8. form the edge of (verb.stative)
| hypernym | : | border, bound, |
| definition | : | form the boundary of; be contiguous to (verb.stative) |
9. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | dodging, escape, evasion, |
| definition | : | nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | circumvention, |
| definition | : | the act of evading by going around (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | dodge, dodging, scheme, |
| definition | : | a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | hedge, hedging, |
| definition | : | an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement (noun.communication) |
10. extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | border, |
| definition | : | a strip forming the outer edge of something (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | border, edge, |
| definition | : | the boundary of a surface (noun.location) |
11. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | dodging, escape, evasion, |
| definition | : | nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | circumvention, |
| definition | : | the act of evading by going around (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | dodge, dodging, scheme, |
| definition | : | a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | hedge, hedging, |
| definition | : | an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement (noun.communication) |
12. extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | border, |
| definition | : | a strip forming the outer edge of something (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | border, edge, |
| definition | : | the boundary of a surface (noun.location) |
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