skirmish vs clash

skirmish and clash both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
skirmish	Yes	No	Yes	No
clash	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, skirmish and clash are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of skirmish include brush, encounter.

skirmish (noun)	clash (noun)
a minor short-term fight	a minor short-term fight
	a loud resonant repeating noise
	a state of conflict between persons
	a state of conflict between colors

skirmish (verb)	clash (verb)
engage in a skirmish	disagree violently
	crash together with violent impact
	be incompatible; be or come into conflict