skirt vs adjoin

adjoin vs skirt

skirt is a noun but adjoin is not a noun.

skirt and adjoin both are verbs.

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

As verbs, adjoin is a hypernym of skirt; that is, adjoin is a word with a broader meaning than skirt:

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

Other hypernyms of skirt include contact, meet, touch.

skirt (noun)	adjoin (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

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

Difference between skirt and adjoin

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