Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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hedge | Yes | No | Yes | No |
skirt | Yes | No | Yes | No |
hedge (noun) | skirt (noun) |
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a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes | a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women |
an intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement | cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist |
any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change | informal terms for a (young) woman |
(Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar |
hedge (verb) | skirt (verb) |
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minimize loss or risk | avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) |
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle |
enclose or bound in with or as it with a hedge or hedges | pass around or about; move along the border |
hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge | form the edge of |