skirting

Thân thiện

The cat is skirting the edge of the garden wall.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Being all around the edges; enclosing: Describes something that runs along, forms, or is positioned at the perimeter or boundary of an area or object.

Usage

• The word "skirting" is primarily used as an adjective to describe the location or function of something relative to an edge. It is often used in specific contexts like construction, design, or descriptive writing.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The skirting hedge provided privacy for the entire garden.
  • We installed new skirting tiles around the base of the swimming pool.
  • A skirting path followed the edge of the forest.

Advanced Usage

• "Skirting" as a present participle/gerund: While the primary definition is adjectival, the form originates from the verb "to skirt," meaning to go around or avoid the center of something.
  • The hikers spent the day skirting the lake. (Here, "skirting" is a verb form meaning "walking around the edge of").

Variants and Related Words

• Skirt (verb): To go around or pass along the edge of something; to avoid dealing with an issue directly.
  • The road skirts the town to the north.
  • He skirted the main question in his answer.
• Skirting board (noun): A specific compound noun (also called baseboard). This is a board running along the base of an interior wall.
  • We need to paint the skirting board.

Synonyms

• Bordering
• Edging
• Encircling
• Perimeter (when used attributively, e.g., perimeter fencing)

Antonyms

• Central
• Interior
• Core

Related Phrases

• Skirting around (phrasal verb): To avoid discussing or dealing with something directly.
  • Stop skirting around the issue and tell me what happened.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. being all around the edges; enclosing
   • his encircling arms
   • the room's skirting board needs painting

Từ đồng nghĩa

• encircling
• skirting