skirt vs border

skirt and border both are nouns.

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

As verbs, skirt and border are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of skirt include environ, ring, surround.

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

Other hypernyms of skirt include bound.

skirt (noun)	border (noun)
a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women	a strip forming the outer edge of something
cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist	a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge
informal terms for a (young) woman	a line that indicates a boundary
(Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar	the boundary of a surface
	the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary

skirt (verb)	border (verb)
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	extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
pass around or about; move along the border	enclose in or as if in a frame
form the edge of	provide with a border or edge
	form the boundary of; be contiguous to