skirt
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
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Sense 2 verb
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
He dodged the issue
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Sense 3 noun
a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women
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Sense 4 verb
pass around or about; move along the border
The boat skirted the coast
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Sense 5 noun
(Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar
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Sense 6 verb
form the edge of
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Sense 7 noun
informal terms for a (young) woman
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Sense 8 verb
extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
The forest surrounds my property
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | garment |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | lap covering |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | seat |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | cloth covering |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | avoidance |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | dodging |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | circumvention |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | dodging |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | hedging |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | dodger |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | hedger |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | avoid |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | beg |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | quibble |
| 3 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | box pleat |
| 3 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | kick pleat |
| 3 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | placket |
| 3 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | slide fastener |
| 3 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | sunburst pleat |
| 3 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | hemline |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | garment |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | ballet skirt |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | culotte |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | full skirt |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | gathered skirt |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | grass skirt |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | hobble skirt |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | crinoline |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | kilt |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | lavalava |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | maxi |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | miniskirt |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | overskirt |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | sarong |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | travel by |
| 5 | domain topic | Related & opposite | Fungi |
| 5 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | partial veil |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | plant part |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | bound |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | miss |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | border |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | border |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | edge |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | environs |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | contact |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | fringe |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | girdle |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | cloister |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | inclose |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | hem in |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | cloister |