Synonyms of skirt

1. skirt, cloth covering: usage: cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
2. skirt, garment: usage: a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women
3. annulus, skirt, plant part, plant structure: usage: (Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar
4. dame, doll, wench, skirt, chick, bird, girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman, fille: usage: informal terms for a (young) woman

1. hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep, avoid: usage: avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
2. skirt, travel by, pass by, surpass, go past, go by, pass: usage: pass around or about; move along the border; "The boat skirted the coast"
3. skirt, bound, border: usage: form the edge of
4. surround, environ, ring, skirt, border, touch, adjoin, meet, contact: usage: extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property"