skirts
Pronunciation: [skɜrts]
Word
Context: "clothing"
(noun) a skirt is a piece of clothing that you wear around your waist, and it hangs down from there. Skirts can be long or short and are often worn by girls and women.
Example
She wore a beautiful blue skirt to the party.
Example
He doesn’t like wearing skirts because he finds them uncomfortable.
Example
What kind of skirt do you want to wear today?
Context: "movement"
(verb) to skirt means to go around the edge of something or to avoid touching it directly. Like when you carefully walk around a puddle instead of stepping in it.
Example
They decided to skirt around the problem instead of facing it directly.
Example
He didn't skirt the issues in his speech; he addressed them head-on.
Example
Are we going to skirt the main topic in our discussion?
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