skirting

Examples

• All

• A row of pine trees skirting the meadow created a natural boundary.

• The house featured a white fence skirting the entire property.

• The skirting path led us around the lake.

• Is that a skirting wall?

• The garden was beautifully decorated with flowers skirting the edges of the lawn.

• A decorative path was skirting the pond, enhancing the scenic view.

• The small bushes skirting the fence added charm to the backyard.

Synonyms

W

wraparound

vsskirting

5 4.8

Going all the way around something to cover every side

often means forming an edge around something rather than sealing it

E

encircled

vsskirting

4 3.9

Surrounded on all sides by other things, often with no easy way out

refers to being along the outer edge rather than being fully enclosed

E

enveloping

vsskirting

3 4.3

Surrounding something on all sides and covering it completely

is about sitting at the outer edge, not tightly closing in

E

encircling

vsskirting

2 4.0

Surrounding something on all sides like a ring

focuses on bordering around edges, not always fully closed in

C

circumferent

vsskirting

9.9

Surrounding something on all sides, like walls around a town

is about marking edges rather than fully enclosing

Compounds

S

skirting board

• UK

1 4.8

A narrow board fixed along the bottom of an inside wall to cover the gap to the floor

How Enclosing

enclosing

1 4.5

encircling

2 4.0

surrounding

231 2.8

skirting

1 6.0

to edge

2 3.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology