adjoin vs skirt

skirt vs adjoin

adjoin is not a noun while skirt is a noun.

adjoin and skirt both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
adjoin	No	No	Yes	No
skirt	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, skirt is a hyponym of adjoin; that is, skirt is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than adjoin:

adjoin: be in direct physical contact with; make contact
skirt: extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle

Other hyponyms of adjoin include cover, spread over, adhere, cleave, cling, cohere, stick, chafe, fray, fret, rub, scratch, attach, hug, abut, adjoin, border, butt, butt against, butt on, edge, march, border, environ, ring, surround, lean against, lean on, rest on.

adjoin (noun)	skirt (noun)
	a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women
	cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
	informal terms for a (young) woman
	(Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar

adjoin (verb)	skirt (verb)
attach or add	avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary	extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
be in direct physical contact with; make contact	pass around or about; move along the border
	form the edge of

Difference between adjoin and skirt

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