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skirtnoun the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of somethingan old shack on the skirts of the town border, borderline, bound, boundary, brim, circumference, compass, confines, edge, edging, end, frame, fringe, hem, margin, perimeter, periphery, rim, skirting, verge ambitbrink, crest, curb, cusp, lipceiling, maximumdemarcation, extent, limitation, measure, mere, restriction, terminationborderland, frontier, march, outskirts, pale, selvagelapshore center, core, heartinner, inside, interior, middle, within slangan adult female human beingmet up with a couple of skirts at the diner female, lady, woman dame, gentlewomanmadam, madame, senora(or señora)babe(slang), beauty, belle, chick(slang), damsel, doll, gal, girl, ingenue(or ingénue), lass, lassie, mademoiselle, maid, maiden, miss, senorita(or señorita) skirtverbto avoid by going aroundskirted the construction zone bypass, circumnavigate, circumvent, detour leapfrogavoid, dodge, duck, elude, escape, eschew, evade, flee, shake, shun confront, face, meetaccept, court, embrace, pursue, seek, welcome to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through clevernessthe new bill would make it harder for companies to skirt environmental regulations beat, bypass, circumvent, dodge, get around, shortcut, sidestep avoid, duck, elude, end-run, escape, eschew, evade, outflank, shake, shirk, shundisobey, disregard, flout, ignoreavert, deflect, divert, obviate, parry, prevent, ward (off) comply (with), follow, keep, obey, observe accede (to), acquiesce (to), assent (to)accept, court, embrace, pursue, seek, welcomecatch, contract, incur to be adjacent tothe commercial district skirts the river's edge abut, adjoin, border (on), butt (on or against), flank, fringe, join, march (with), neighbor, touch, verge (on) attach (to), communicate (with), connect (with), link (with)bound, embrace, encircle, enclose(also inclose), fence, line, margin, rim, surroundcontact, converge, meet to serve as a border forthe wooden fence that skirts the construction site border, bound, edge, frame, fringe, margin, rim hem, trimcircumscribe, define, delineate, demarcate, outline, silhouette, sketch, tracecircle, compass, encircle, enclose(also inclose), environ, girdle, girth, loop, ring, round, surround, wallcheck, confine, control, curb, limit, restrain, restrict in the 14th century |