<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the part of a gown, dress, slip, or coat that extends downward from the waist</li><li>a one-piece garment extending downward from the waist and not joined between the legs, worn especially by women and girls</li><li>some part resembling or suggesting the skirt of a garment, as the flared lip of a bell or a protective and ornamental cloth strip covering the legs of furniture</li><li>a small leather flap on each side of a saddle, covering the metal bar from which the stirrup hangs</li><li>a flat horizontal brace set immediately beneath the seat of a chair, chest of drawers, or the like, to strengthen the legs</li><li>a flat brace or support immediately beneath a tabletop</li><li>the bordering, marginal, or outlying part of a place, group, etc.; the outskirts</li><li>a term used to refer to a woman or girl (older slang, usually disparaging and offensive)</li><li>an outer part of a rocket or missile that provides structural support or houses such systems as avionics or gyroscopes</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to lie on or along the border of</li><li>to border, wrap, or cover with a skirt or something suggesting a skirt in appearance or function</li><li>to pass along or around the border or edge of</li><li>to avoid, go around the edge of, or keep distant from (something that is controversial, risky, etc.)</li><li>to remove low-grade wool and foreign matter from (the outer edge of fleece)</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to be or lie on or along the edge of something</li><li>to move along or around the border of something</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms</strong></p><ul><li>bypass</li><li>circle</li><li>shun</li><li>evade</li></ul>